Productive Therapist Podcast
Essential listening for smart therapists. This podcast will help you get more done, so you can have more fun! Discover the best strategies to grow your practice and help more therapy clients without burning out.
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Fix Your Intake, Get More Clients
<p><b>Ever wonder if your intake process is quietly costing you clients? </b></p> <p>Yeah, we hear that a lot. That's why in this episode, Uriah is tackling the real problem practice owners keep running into — not marketing, not clinical skills, but intake. Specifically, what happens in that critical window between someone reaching out and someone actually responding.</p> <p>We're talking about the stats that will make you rethink everything. The four solutions most practices try. The honest pros and cons of each. And the one combination that actually works: AI for speed, humans for care.</p> <p>...
How To Build Your Perfect Intake System
<p>Ever wonder if AI actually belongs in a therapy practice?</p> <p>Yeah, we get that a lot.</p> <p>That's why in this episode, I'm sitting down with Luci to tackle the real questions practice owners are asking before they take the leap with Simple Intake; the AI-powered intake system built specifically for mental health practices.</p> <p>We're talking about stuff people are actually nervous about. The "but what if my clients hate it" fears. The phone number drama. The crisis call scenarios. All of it.</p> <p>These aren't hypothetical questions. These are the conversations we're...
My 4 Favorite AI Tools Right Now
<p>Ever wonder what AI tools are actually worth your time, and which ones are just hype?</p> <p>Yeah, same.</p> <p>That's why I'm pulling back the curtain on the 4 AI tools I use every single day to run Productive Therapist and InTune Family Counseling.</p> <p>In this episode, I'm walking you through Claude (my go-to for basically everything), Gemini (underrated until recently, trust me on this one), Wispr Flow (the dictation tool that types faster than I think), and SimpleIntake, which is doing things I honestly didn't expect, like booking calls at 6:30am while I was...
My 2026 Tech Stack
<p>Ever find yourself drowning in software subscriptions and wondering if there's a better way?</p> <p>Yeah, me too.</p> <p>That's why I wanted to pull back the curtain and show you exactly what's in my 2026 tech stack: the tools that actually run both InTune Family Counseling and Productive Therapist.</p> <p>In this episode, I'm walking through my practice management tools, team collaboration setup, phone system (and why I don't recommend what I currently use 😬), and how SimpleIntake replaced SIX different platforms I was paying for.</p> <p>The best part? I'll share my golden rule for cho...
Four Support Services That Unlock Growth
<p><b>Ever feel like you're running on empty trying to do it all yourself? </b></p> <p>I used to feel that way too!</p> <p>That's exactly why I finally hired an executive assistant, and within a week, she freed up 5-10 hours of my time. Wild, right?</p> <p>In this episode, I'm breaking down the four support services that truly unlock growth in your practice (plus two that are nice to have).</p> <p>We're talking about the kind of leverage that doesn't just save you time, it actually opens up opportunities you didn't even know...
Lo-Fi to Lizzo: What It Really Takes to Run a Group Practice
<p>In this episode, I sit down with Wendy McSparren, licensed clinical social worker, group practice owner, and co-founder of Admirra, a CRM built specifically for mental health practices.</p> <p>Wendy’s story is one of my favorite kinds, she didn’t wake up one day and decide to build software.</p> <p>She was living inside the chaos of running an insurance-based group practice during the pandemic and simply needed a better way to survive it.</p> <p>When the tools on the market didn’t fit the reality of how therapy practices actually operate, she and her husban...
How a Virtual Assistant Can Save Your Sanity (and Fill Your Caseloads)
<p>Ever feel like you're drowning in intake calls while trying to actually run your practice? </p> <p>You're not alone. In this episode, Uriah sits down with Luci Carrillo, Productive Therapist's Director of Operations, to talk about how virtual assistant services can transform your intake process and give you your life back.</p> <p>Luci walks through the typical journey of a growing practice owner (spoiler: it involves a lot of stress and challenges) and explains how a dedicated intake specialist can handle everything in between the first contact and the first session. </p> <p>Whether you're a solo...
Encore: The Perfect Intake Call Script
<p><b>At Productive Therapist our virtual assistant team turns calls & clicks into clients.</b> </p> <p>Every single day.</p> <p>Therapists want to know how we do it. We get asked all the time for our secret sauce.</p> <p><b>Here’s the thing.</b></p> <p>Creating a great first impression is vital. A potential client’s first interaction with your practice is key to helping them know, like and trust you.</p> <p><b>A good call script is an important first step in optimizing your intake process.</b></p> <p>In this episode Uriah brea...
Encore: How To Replace All Your Marketing With One Story
<p><b>What if you could replace ALL your marketing with a single story?</b></p> <p>And grow your practice with less effort.</p> <p>Yes, please. Sign me up.</p> <p>If that sounds awesome and almost too good to be true, give this episode a listen.</p> <p><b>I interviewed Kris Jones, a storytelling expert who turns expertise into sales success. </b></p> <p>She has a background working with major brands like Adidas, Nike and Guinness. She was also hand selected for mentorship by StoryBrand's Donald Miller. </p> <p>Kris explains how a single, compelling st...
How Leah Built a 7-Figure Practice (By Listening to Podcasts)
<p><b>Ever wonder what happens when you listen to 10+ hours of business podcasts a week?</b></p> <p>You might just end up with a seven-figure group practice. 🎯</p> <p>Dr. Leah Clionsky wasn't kidding around when she decided to double down on business strategy. While most of us are trying to squeeze in one podcast episode during our commute, she turned podcast consumption into a full-blown business accelerator—and the results speak for themselves.</p> <p>In this conversation, we dive into Leah's entrepreneurial origin story (spoiler: it started at age 7 with possibly the best birth announcement ever), how s...
