Most therapists are not stuck because they lack insight. They are stuck because insight alone does not create change. In this special replay of a live training with Carolyn Robistow, we unpack Brainspotting basics and explore a bigger question many clinicians are asking right now: how can additional training increase your value without increasing your workload?

This conversation is not just about a modality. It is about embodied knowing. The kind of shift that happens in the nervous system first, and shows up later as clarity, relief, or behavior change. Carolyn explains why the goal of Brainspotting is not symptom reduction, not understanding, and not a better reframe. Those may happen, but they are not the target. The target is deeper integration.

We also talk about what changes for the therapist. Brainspotting requires a different kind of discipline. Less explaining. Less rescuing. More attunement. More patience. More trust in the client’s system to do what it already knows how to do.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why insight does not automatically create change, and what “embodied knowing” actually means in clinical practice
• The three skills clients are practicing during Brainspotting: noticing, observing without managing, and staying curious
• The practitioner shift, including WAIT, why am I talking?, and how the dual attunement frame protects the process
• How specialized training like Brainspotting can support sustainability by reducing overfunctioning instead of adding more to your plate

If you have been wondering whether advanced training could be part of a smarter income strategy, this episode will help you think about it in an ethical, grounded way. Not as a quick fix. Not as a shiny tool. But as a way to deepen your clinical impact without burning yourself out.

Want to learn more about brainspotting? Check out Brainspotting.com.

For more from Carolyn, check out her Self-Brainspotting Mini-Course (and optional Guided Audio Series add-on), as well as her free Brainspotting Consultation Group for Phase 1 practitioners or higher.

Wish you’d gotten a CE for this? You could have if you were in the Step It Up Membership. Assets mentioned in the episode are available here, too!

Download our free resource: Stop Working For Free: The Therapist Fee Reset.

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Most therapists and supervisors do not struggle because they care too much. They struggle because helping quietly becomes the business model. In this episode, Jennifer Marie Fairchild and I unpack why overfunctioning, loose boundaries, and undercharging slowly erode authority, ethics, and sustainability in both counseling practices and supervision.

We talk about what we see every day in supervision contracts and group practice growth, how good intentions create real risk when demand is not assessed, and why resentment is often a signal that the structure is broken, not the therapist. This conversation is about naming the gap between wanting to help and actually building something that can last.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why helping is not a business model, and how overfunctioning shows up in supervision and practice ownership
• What supervision contracts reveal about boundaries, liability, and readiness to grow
• How expanding without demand harms associates, supervisors, and group practices
• What ethical support actually requires when supervising associates or growing a business

If you feel resentful, stretched thin, or quietly overwhelmed, hear this clearly: it is not a personal failure. It is usually a structure problem. Sustainable practices require clarity, limits, and systems that match the mission.

 if this conversation brings up questions about fees, policies, or where your practice might be leaking money, we've got a free resource for you that you can download: Stop Working For Free: The Therapist Fee Reset.

And if this episode raised questions about supervision contracts, ethical growth, or how to build something sustainable without burning out, you do not have to sort that out on your own. Those are exactly the conversations we have inside the Step It Up Membership, where we slow things down, get specific, and build practices that can actually support your life.

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Most therapists don’t burn out because they’re “too sensitive” or need better self-care, they burn out because they’re doing high level emotional labor and business labor that is not being paid for in a sustainable way. In this episode, Dr. Ashley Stephens and I name the therapist burnout nobody talks about, the burnout that shows up when your practice looks successful on paper, but you feel exhausted, resentful, and stretched thin behind the scenes.

We talk about the invisible workload that hits once you’re full, the pressure to do everything yourself, and why this is not a mindset problem. It is a structure problem. It is a boundary problem. And yes, it is a money problem. We also get honest about supervision, how it can be a smarter revenue stream and a professional next step, and how it can absolutely eat your lunch if you get voluntold into it without systems, time, or compensation.

In this episode, I cover:

• Why “successful on paper” can still feel exhausting, and how unpaid labor quietly builds burnout
• The hidden roles therapists take on in practice ownership, admin, marketing, and compliance
• How supervision can either protect your energy or accelerate burnout, depending on structure and support
• What ethical, sustainable supervision actually requires, including time, boundaries, and compensation

If you’re feeling burned out but everything “looks fine,” I want you to hear this clearly: you are probably working for free in ways you have not named yet. The fix is not more hustle. The fix is clearer boundaries, cleaner systems, and a model that actually supports your life.

Grab this month’s free February bonus: Stop Working for Free, The Therapist Fee Reset. It will help you identify where your practice is quietly costing you money, and whether the fix is a boundary reset or a bigger model change.

And if this episode sparked questions about fees, boundaries, or supervision, you do not have to figure it out alone. That is exactly what we work through inside the Step It Up Membership, and for supervisors who need community and real time case support, the new Supervision Lab is built for this.

Get your step by step guide to private practice. Because you are too important to lose to not knowing the rules, going broke, burning out, and giving up. #counselorsdontquit.