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Start A Group Practice With Alison Pidgeon The Therapy Show with Lisa Mustard: Mental Health, Emotional Wellness, Mindset, Personal Growth and Development Topics to Liv

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In this episode of The Therapy Show I talk with Alison Pidgeon about starting a group practice. She gives us so many tips and ideas to think through. Wondering if owning a group practice is for you? Give this episode a listen.
Alison owns a large group practice called Move Forward Counseling LLC in Lancaster County, PA. She started the practice in 2015 and now has three locations, including an office building she purchased and completely renovated in 2019. In addition, she started a virtual assistant company, Move Forward Virtual Assistants in 2018, providing highly trained VA’s to therapy practices. She has been working with Practice of the Practice since 2016 and has helped over 100 therapist entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses, through mastermind groups and individual consulting.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Learn more: 
https://moveforwardlancaster.com/
https://moveforwardhershey.com/
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Move Forward Virtual Assistants
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Podcast: How to Start, Grow, and Scale a Private Practice| Practice of the Practice
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Need continuing education contact hours? If so, I got you! 
I have 9 Podcourses available for your listening and learning pleasure! You can find them on my site and get your first one FREE! (And did you know I’m a NBCC approved provider?) 
I’ve made it my mission to provide you with continuing education that fits your busy lifestyle. No more having to sit in front of a computer to obtain your contact hours. You can listen to the Podcourses in between sessions, on your commute, while you walk your dog or make dinner!
Just head to my site to check them all out. 
Ready To Live Your Best (Mid) Life? Feeling stuck? Unfulfilled? Have a goal yet you’re having a tough time reaching it? Are you a 35+ woman? I may be able to help. Work with me one on one. Learn about my midlife coaching services and schedule a free consultation here. 
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In this episode of The Therapy Show I talk with Alison Pidgeon about starting a group practice. She gives us so many tips and ideas to think through. Wondering if owning a group practice is for you? Give this episode a listen.
Alison owns a large group practice called Move Forward Counseling LLC in Lancaster County, PA. She started the practice in 2015 and now has three locations, including an office building she purchased and completely renovated in 2019. In addition, she started a virtual assistant company, Move Forward Virtual Assistants in 2018, providing highly trained VA’s to therapy practices. She has been working with Practice of the Practice since 2016 and has helped over 100 therapist entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses, through mastermind groups and individual consulting.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Learn more: 
https://moveforwardlancaster.com/
https://moveforwardhershey.com/
Alison Pidgeon Consulting - How to Start, Grow, and Scale a Private Practice| Practice of the Practice
Move Forward Virtual Assistants
TheraSuite – Thoughtfully crafted designs to meet all of the needs of your Private Therapy Office space (thera-suite.com)
Podcast: How to Start, Grow, and Scale a Private Practice| Practice of the Practice
If you are enjoying the show, please consider leaving me a 5 star rating and review on Apple podcasts here.
Need continuing education contact hours? If so, I got you! 
I have 9 Podcourses available for your listening and learning pleasure! You can find them on my site and get your first one FREE! (And did you know I’m a NBCC approved provider?) 
I’ve made it my mission to provide you with continuing education that fits your busy lifestyle. No more having to sit in front of a computer to obtain your contact hours. You can listen to the Podcourses in between sessions, on your commute, while you walk your dog or make dinner!
Just head to my site to check them all out. 
Ready To Live Your Best (Mid) Life? Feeling stuck? Unfulfilled? Have a goal yet you’re having a tough time reaching it? Are you a 35+ woman? I may be able to help. Work with me one on one. Learn about my midlife coaching services and schedule a free consultation here. 
This episode brought to you by:
Want to be more comfortable while sitting on the therapist couch? I sure did and went looking for athleisure wear and activewear that was soft, wrinkle resistant and would match just about anything I already had in my closet. I wanted stylish and high quality apparel that wouldn't break my bank account. And now Zyia Active makes up about 80% of my wardrobe. Want to learn more? Head to lisamustard.com/active-wear. Don’t think this is just for women, they have mens’ and kids’ clothes too. Our family is loving the styles and quality while I love the price tags! So head over to my site to check it out. ZYIA is available in the US and Canada. My current faves for work: the everywhere pants and peak joggers. and parallel tanks. And I love these black leggings for any type of workout. Sign up here to receive the latest activewear releases, restocks, customer appreciation specials and offers.
I am an affiliate and receive a commission if you decide to purchase from the above links. Thank you!

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