Empowered to Lead

After a summer of guest interviews, Lisa is back solo to unpack a phrase she uses often: hire slow. She breaks down what it doesn't mean (hesitating, second-guessing, overthinking) and what it does (screening on purpose, knowing your ideal therapist, and building checkpoints that protect your team and your clients), using her own hiring wins and misses as the proof. What You’ll Hear: The difference between hiring slow and hiring hesitant, and how to tell which one you're actually doing Lisa's own hiring miss: giving a key and a contract to a renter before listening to her gut, and what it cost her two months later Why she now thinks about "rock stars" versus "shooting stars" before she ever posts a job, and how planning for both changes what she expects from a new hire The screening call detail (a long commute on an unsafe route) that told her a promising applicant wasn't the right fit, before either of them invested more time Lisa's own six-week hire slow timeline: job posting, specific cover letter requirements, a video introduction, a team meeting, a case study, a mock session, and reference checks Why onboarding, mission, vision, and values included, is part of the hire slow process itself, not just what happens after someone says yes Resources Mentioned on this Episode S2E31 with Heather Bach , referenced for her 20-40 applicant screen, reference questionnaires, and "presence" score S2E32 with Haley Moore , referenced for her 15-minute vibe check and role-play intake round Next week's episode: the free Hire Slow Checklist (tool episode) Reflection Prompts for the Week Do you know who your ideal therapist is, not just to fill a role, but to fit your team, your admin, and your ideal client? Are you hiring a rock star or a shooting star right now, and have you planned for what each one will need from you? What would a screening call reveal about a candidate that a resume never could? If you slowed your next hire down by one step, what would that step be? Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

Whitney Owens runs a 15-person, private-pay group practice in Savannah, Georgia (just closed on their second commercial building) and Wise Practice Consulting, a faith-based consulting business for practice owners. In this conversation she and Lisa dig into what it actually means to lead authentically, why she stopped letting her therapists dictate her decisions, and why bringing in an integrator through EOS/Traction changed everything about how she leads. What You’ll Hear: How Whitney markets a faith-based niche without it feeling weird or performative, and why it's no different than marketing for ADHD or eating disorders if you're not personally in that population The line Whitney walks between authenticity and oversharing with her team, and how that's shifted through a recent stretch of personal loss and transition in her practice Why she brought on an integrator (COO) after opening a second location, what an integrator actually does day to day, and how it freed her to lead from her strengths instead of managing everyone's metrics The story of a practice owner she couldn't convince to get help in time, and why Whitney wishes more group practice owners would reach out sooner Why Whitney stopped letting her therapists' pushback dictate her business decisions, and what changed (including losing 13 therapists in 18 months) once she got clear on who she really is as a leader Resources Mentioned on this Episode Wise Practice Consulting — wisepracticeconsulting.com Traction by Gino Wickman (EOS) Uriah Guilford, Productive Therapist Podcast — https://productivetherapist.com/ Gordon Brewer, The Practice of Therapy — [ https://practiceoftherapy.com/ Allison Puryear — https://www.abundancepracticebuilding.com/ Featured Guest: Whitney Owens Whitney Owens is a licensed professional counselor, group practice owner, and faith-based private practice consultant based in Savannah, Georgia. She leads a thriving multi-location, private pay group practice, a seven-figure business she has built and continues to run, without sacrificing her faith, her family, or her joy along the way. What sets Whitney apart is simple: she is doing the work. She's not teaching from borrowed playbooks or strategies that once worked years ago. She is in it every day, applying what she knows from real, current experience in a growing practice. The advice she gives is the same advice she lives by, tested and proven in her own business. In addition to running her practice, Whitney consults faith-based practice owners across the country on how to start and grow thriving businesses of their own. Through Wise Practice, she hosts summits, a weekly podcast, and a membership community dedicated to helping clinicians build practices that honor both their calling and their life. She has spoken at events including the American Counseling Association conference, the Maryland professional counselors conference, and multiple years at the Georgia Counseling Association conference. When she's not working, Whitney is exactly where she wants to be — with her husband and two daughters, out for a run, lost in a good book, relaxing in the backyard, or making memories at Disney World. Follow Whitney Owens and Wise Practice Consulting: Instagram: @wise_practice_consulting YouTube: @wisepracticeconsulting wisepracticeconsulting.com Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

What happens when the need in your community outgrows what a private practice can offer? Aditi Jasra, who leads a Tri-Cities group practice and co-founded the New Wellness North Foundation, shares why she built a nonprofit alongside her business, what the first year of that learning curve actually demands, and how knowing your why carries you through when grants get tight and the work gets hard. What You’ll Hear: Why Aditi launched a nonprofit alongside her group practice, and the specific gap it was built to fill How she leads as a compassionate team player while still holding clear standards The realities of nonprofit funding right now, and why grants are harder than ever to come by What it actually takes to build a board and sustain the commitment a nonprofit requires Why your why is the thing that carries you when the work gets hard and quitting feels easy Loneliness as its own kind of pandemic, and the healing that happens through connection Resources Mentioned on this Episode New Wellness North Foundation - https://www.newwellnessnorthfoundation.org/ GPO Network , the free Facebook group for Canadian group practice owners Group Practice Connection membership: Join here Featured Guest: Aditi Jasra is a registered clinical counsellor, group practice owner, and yoga practitioner based in the Tri-Cities area of British Columbia, with a head office in Port Coquitlam and a second location in Surrey. Her practice is made up largely of South Asian women and other diverse practitioners, offering somatic and attachment-based work across relationships, anxiety, and trauma, with most of her clinicians EMDR trained. As a learning site, her practice also supports interns building toward registration. In October 2024, Aditi and several colleagues founded the New Wellness North Foundation, a nonprofit providing free and pay-what-you-can counselling and building community connection for those who cannot otherwise access support. Connect with Aditi: Email: info@wellnessnorth.ca Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellnessnorthcounselling/ Website: https://wellnessnorth.ca/ Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

Haley Moore built Therapy Uninterrupted as a virtual group practice from the ground up, and she has thought carefully about every single step of how she brings people on. In this episode, she walks through the full arc of her hiring and onboarding process and makes the case for why intentionality before the job posting goes up is the most important part of the whole thing. What You’ll Hear: Why confidence is the single quality Haley looks for above all else in a new hire, and how it shows up in every part of the process The 15-minute meet and greet she does before any formal interview, and what she is actually listening for in that time How she structures a two-part interview process, including a clinical role play that tells her more than any question on a list ever could What she looks for when a candidate reviews the contract, and why questions are a green flag, not a red one How she runs a full month of onboarding before a new therapist sees a single client, including an Excel tracker with due dates Why group practice is not passive income, and what your team actually needs from you even when your systems are solid Resources Mentioned on this Episode Therapy Uninterrupted: www.therapyuninterrupted.ca Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook: @therapyuninterrupted Run It Like a CEO Audit: grouppracticenetwork.ca/ceo-audit Group Practice Connection membership: grouppracticenetwork.ca/the-group-practice-connection Featured Guest: Haley Moore is a Registered Social Worker and the founder of Therapy Uninterrupted, a virtual group practice operating to serve clients across Ontario. Her clinic works with individuals, couples, and groups from a human-centered approach prioritizing connection and relationships as they support clients through the ups and downs of life. Haley has a background in health care, community social work, and teaching, but found her passion in psychotherapy and working with other therapists. Connect with Haley: Email: hello@therapyuninterrupted.ca Website: www.therapyuninterrupted.ca Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/therapy-uninterrupted-inc/about/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therapyuninterrupted Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/therapyuninterrupted/ Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

If hiring has ever felt like a gamble, this episode will change how you think about it entirely. Heather Bach, founder of Bach Counselling Group, shares the rigorous, client-first hiring system she has refined over 25 years of running a group practice in North and West Vancouver. What You’ll Hear: Why hiring slow is one of the most protective things you can do for your clients, your team, and yourself The multi-stage screening process Heather uses before a single interview takes place, including reference questionnaires, case studies, and admin phone screens How a scored interview system with automated ratings helps take bias and gut-feeling risk out of the equation What two real hiring situations taught Heather about blind spots, trust, and the importance of pausing before sending the offer Why an eight-week onboarding process before client contact is not overcautious — it is good clinical governance Resources Mentioned on this Episode - Bach Counselling Group: www.bachcounseling.com - Run It Like a CEO Audit (Lisa's free lead magnet): grouppracticenetwork.ca/ceo-audit - Group Practice Connection membership: grouppracticenetwork.ca/the-group-practice-connection Featured Guest: Heather Bach, MA, CCC is the founder and Clinical Director of Bach Counselling Group in North Vancouver — a clinic she built from the ground up over 25 years into a solid team of registered counsellors, a graduate internship program, and a specialty practice for executive leaders. Her clinical work spans trauma, relationships, anxiety, and high-performance psychology, and she's designed two community-based trauma programs serving women and children affected by family violence. A recognized expert in her field, Heather has been interviewed across print, radio, and television, and regularly presents at professional forums. Today she's here to talk candidly about what it really takes to build and sustain a mental health practice — the clinical, the operational, and everything in between. Connect with Heather: Website: www.bachcounselling.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bachcounselling Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

What does it look like to launch a group practice from scratch in a small bilingual city of 30,000 people, while pregnant, with no local peer network and a regulated province making recruitment even harder? In this conversation, Lisa sits down with Kaitlin Carroll Kane, founder of New Tide Counseling and Consulting in Miramichi, New Brunswick, to talk about the realities of building in a rural market, why relationships are everything, and what has kept her going through the hard seasons. What You’ll Hear: The specific recruitment challenges of building in a regulated province with a small population and strong competition from public sector jobs Why supporting student internships has become her most reliable pipeline for hiring, and what it looks like when someone stays on after completing their placement How the bilingual landscape and Indigenous communities surrounding Miramichi shape the way she builds her team and assigns referrals What she would say to any group practice owner who is in the thick of it right now Why marketing in mental health is its own unique challenge, and why relationships and community presence matter more than ever Resources Mentioned on this Episode - New Tide Counseling and Consulting website: newtide.ca - New Tide on Instagram: @newtide1 - New Tide on Facebook: New Tide Counseling and Consulting - Group Practice Connection: Lisa's membership community for group practice owners across Canada www.grouppracticenetwork.ca/the-group-practice-connection Featured Guest: Kaitlin Kane is the owner of New Tide Counselling & Consulting, a group private practice in New Brunswick. Kaitlin is many things, but most proudly, the wife of Andy, and a mom and bonus mom of their 4 beautiful children. Kaitlin has lived and worked in many places from coast to coast, but settled back in her hometown of Miramichi, New Brunswick in 2017. Kaitlin's career has given her opportunities to work in a vast array of fields including mental health, addiction, housing, project management, teaching, and much more before her group private practice and consulting business in 2023. Connect with Kaitlin: Website: www.newtide.ca Social Media: @newtide1/ New Tide Counselling & Consulting on facebook Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

Dana Corr runs a thriving group practice in a Manitoba town of fewer than 700 people, and her journey has been full of honest lessons about hiring, expansion, boundaries, and what servant leadership actually looks like when you're the one carrying the business. If you're navigating growth in a smaller community or wondering whether your needs matter as much as everyone else's, this conversation is for you. What You’ll Hear: What recruiting and retaining therapists looks like when your talent pool is a small rural community, and how Dana built most of her team through practicum students The honest cost of hiring out of generosity rather than fit, and what she would do differently Why Dana moved from a contractor model to employees, and how that decision connects to retention, expectations, and leadership clarity What the expansion into a five-office building taught her about marketing, caseload management, and the scarcity mindset that creeps in when the space isn't full How servant leadership can slide into people-pleasing, and why getting clear on your own needs is part of leading well Practical advice for anyone considering an expansion, including what financial buffers and a business development plan need to look like before you sign anything Resources Mentioned on this Episode - Valley Art Therapy — Dana's practice in Manitoba - Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners - Group Practice Connection membership Featured Guest: Dana Corr is a Canadian Certified Counsellor, Registered Canadian Art Therapist, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and the owner/director of Valley Art Therapy, a group practice based in rural Manitoba. She has grown the practice from a solo caseload into a multi-location team, navigating the realities of building and leading a business in a small community. Valley Art Therapy is a trauma-focused practice grounded in healing beyond words alone, integrating approaches like art and play-based therapy, somatic work, and EMDR. The practice is committed to increasing access to care in rural communities through multiple locations and strong community partnerships, while also creating a model of care that supports clinicians in doing meaningful, sustainable work. Connect with Dana: @valleyarttherapy https://www.valleyarttherapy.com/ https://www.instagram.com/valleyarttherapy/ https://www.facebook.com/ValleyArtTherapy/ Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

Not every growth story ends with growing. Darbey Carlson of Fika Mental Health shares how her practice expanded to seventeen people almost entirely by accident, the moment she paused to ask how it all actually felt, and why choosing to slow down can be the most values-aligned decision a group practice owner makes. What You’ll Hear: How a practice can grow to 17 people almost by accident, and the moment that finally prompts a pause The 10 to 12 therapist shift, where the culture changes and how to catch up to it Detaching from hustle culture and the quiet belief that you are always supposed to want more Being told she was too available, and what guarding your energy actually protects Why naming your why and your values keeps your decisions from running on autopilot Resources Mentioned on this Episode - Fika Mental Health on Instagram: @fikamentalhealth - Fika Mental Health website: www.fikamentalhealth.com - GPO Network, the free Facebook group for Canadian group practice owners: Join here - Group Practice Connection membership: Join here Featured Guest: Darbey Carlson I’m a Registered Psychotherapist and Yoga Teacher who blends mind body approaches through additional training and experience in EMDR, ADHD, trauma, somatic work, and attachment based therapy. I founded Fika Mental Health around the idea of intentionally carving out space to pause, reconnect, and care for ourselves through therapy and wellness. My work focuses on creating spaces where people can drop the mask, feel more grounded in their nervous systems, better understand their attachment patterns, and settle into their human experience with greater self understanding. Connect with Darbey: Website: www.fikamentalhealth.com Social Media: @fikamentalhealth Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

Not every group practice owner wants to scale to seven figures, and Bianca Stefina is here to say that is more than okay. In this honest, refreshing conversation, Bianca shares how she built Mindfully Me Psychotherapy Clinic in Ontario from a cold coffee pitch to a steady team of practitioners she genuinely trusts, all while navigating burnout, multiple roles, and the question of who she is outside of her work. What You’ll Hear: How Bianca filled her private practice caseload within six months by speaking passionately about what she actually believes in clinically Why she chose a mixed business model with both renters and contractors, and how it has kept her turnover rate at just two people in four years What staying small actually looks like in practice, and why the intimacy of a smaller team has been a feature, not a limitation The moment burnout hit hard enough that it became the turning point for how she thinks about sustainability and leadership Why she is moving toward hiring admin support, and the life moments that finally made her ready to let go of that role A genuinely honest reflection on the hamster wheel of growth culture in the coaching space, and what it means to sit in what you have built Resources Mentioned on this Episode - Mindfully Me Psychotherapy Clinic: mindfully-me.ca - Instagram: @mindfully_me - Run It Like a CEO Audit: grouppracticenetwork.ca/ceo-audit - Group Practice Connection membership: grouppracticenetwork.ca/the-group-practice-connection Featured Guest: Bianca Stefina is a Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist, Clinical Supervisor, Founder of Mindfully Me Psychotherapy Group Practice and Co-owner of the Corporate Resilience Advantage. Bianca specializes in complex trauma, high performers and first responders in her psychotherapy practice using Brainspotting, IFS, Somatic work and EMDR. Bianca believes in memory reconsolidation at the core of her clinical work offering deep, transformative healing for her clients beyond talk therapy alone. Bianca also prides herself in being an ethical group practice with a value of people over profit. Bianca enjoys taking a leadership role in the clinical world through professional consultations on ethical and sustainable business practices for therapists and recently offering clinical supervision from a trauma based lens. Connect with Bianca: Mindfully Me Psychotherapy Clinic: mindfully-me.ca Instagram: @mindfully_me Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

What does it really mean to be a group practice owner when your practice is small, or when you intentionally choose not to grow? In this episode, Lisa sits down with Michelle Waters of Pacific Waters Counselling to talk honestly about the realities of owning a small group practice, navigating contractors coming and going, and making grounded leadership decisions that align with your energy, values, and ideal client. This conversation explores identity, imposter syndrome, burnout, and the quiet confidence that comes from knowing what you do and do not want as a leader. What You’ll Hear: What it’s actually like to run a small group practice, including the emotional and logistical learning curves How contractor turnover can impact confidence, energy, and leadership identity Why having one contractor still makes you a group practice owner The role of clarity around brand, ideal client, and scope of practice Making values-aligned decisions, even when good candidates come along Letting go of growth for growth’s sake and choosing sustainability instead Resources Mentioned on this Episode - Ambition Alliance which is now Group Practice Launchpad with Lisa Catallo - Pacific Waters Counselling - Trauma-focused modalities including Lifespan Integration, Somatic Experiencing, and EMDR Featured Guest: Michelle Waters is a trauma therapist and owner of Pacific Waters Counselling in Surrey, BC. She specializes in DID and eating disorders. She gets curious about how people connect both internally and externally and what holds them back. Connect with Michelle: Website: https://www.pacificwaterscounselling.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pacificwaterscounselling/ Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

If you have ever wondered whether you are ready to grow, this conversation is for you. Frances of Moose Jaw Psychology shares how a solo practice she opened the month before the pandemic grew, almost accidentally, into a team of around sixteen clinicians, and the grounded, numbers-based thinking she used to decide when to take more space before she was ever fully ready. What You’ll Hear: Why you are rarely ready to expand when you expand, and why taking the space before you fill it can still be the right call How to use your actual numbers to know when you have genuinely outgrown your space The Tetris of room scheduling, and why more clinicians does not always mean more rooms Why a plateau is not failure, and what that quieter season actually frees you to build The why question that will anchor you on the hard and lonely days of ownership Permission to change your mind, downsize, or stop growing without it meaning you did something wrong Resources Mentioned on this Episode Moose Jaw Psychology: www.moosejawpsychology.ca GPO Network , the free Facebook group for Canadian group practice owners Group Practice Connection membership: Join here Featured Guest: Frances Kampus is a Registered Psychologist with the Saskatchewan College of Psychologists and a member of the Psychology Association of Saskatchewan. She holds an Authorized Practice Endorsement (APE), allowing her to diagnose psychological disorders, and has extensive experience providing evidence-based assessment and therapy services across both public and private sectors. Frances is the founder and CEO of Moose Jaw Psychology Services, a rapidly growing private practice established in 2020 with a mission to help individuals and families create more balance, resilience, and fulfillment in their lives. The practice offers therapy and comprehensive psychological assessments for children, adolescents, and adults in a supportive and collaborative environment. Beyond the therapy room, she is passionate about leadership, mentorship, and the business side of private practice — navigating the many roles of clinician, CEO, supervisor, entrepreneur, and working mother. Frances is also committed to strengthening the future of mental health care through clinical supervision and training opportunities for graduate students, interns, and provisionally registered psychologists. Her work is grounded in the belief that sustainable mental health care starts not only with helping clients thrive, but also with supporting and developing the professionals who serve them. Connect with Frances: Website: https://www.moosejawpsychology.ca/ Instagram: @moosejawpsychology / https://www.instagram.com/moosejawpsychology/ Facebook: Moose Jaw Psychology Services / https://www.facebook.com/moosejawpsychologyservices Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

What does it look like to expand your group practice three times without a blueprint, before you feel financially ready, and driven entirely by vision? In this conversation, Lisa sits down with Rachel Frankford, owner of New Pathways Therapy in Toronto, to talk about organic growth, the guardianship model of leadership, and what it really takes to keep saying yes when everything in you says it is too soon. What You’ll Hear: How Rachael went from hospital social worker to accidental group practice owner, and why she started a practice simply because the group she wanted to be in did not exist What she means by guardianship as a leadership model and how it changed the way she hires, grows, and protects her practice culture The story behind The Third Space, her newest location, and the concept that inspired the name Why each of her three expansions happened before she felt financially ready and what she learned from doing it anyway How getting her numbers straight changed everything, and why she says investing in your business skills matters more than almost anything else when you are scaling Resources Mentioned on this Episode - New Pathways Therapy website: newpathwaystherapy.com - New Pathways Therapy on Instagram: @newpathwaystherapy - The Forum: women in business mentorship program sponsored by Scotiabank — forumforwomenentrepreneurs.ca - Ella Ascend: competitive scaling program for women entrepreneurs through the Forum - Taunya Richardson / Cashflow Canvas: numbers and finance coaching for group practice owners - The Numbers Room: Lisa's program for understanding your practice finances - Group Practice Connection: Lisa's membership for established group practice owners - The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker Featured Guest: Rachel Frankford Rachel Frankford is a holistic psychotherapist, clinical social worker, and founder of New Pathways Therapy Centre in Toronto. With over two decades of experience in mental health, she specialises in trauma therapy and works from an integrative lens that weaves together neuroscience, somatic therapy, nervous system regulation, and mindfulness. Rachel is also the creator of The Third Space, a community gathering space within New Pathways dedicated to mindfulness groups, workshops, and collective healing. Her work is rooted in a deep belief that community, embodiment, and authentic connection are essential to how we heal. Find her at newpathwaystherapy.com and on Instagram at @newpathwaystherapy. Connect with Rachel: Website: https://www.newpathwaystherapy.com/ Instagram: @newpathwaystherapy Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

This solo episode is a permission slip for any leader who has been white-knuckling a promise that no longer serves them. Lisa unpacks the real difference between being authentic and being vulnerable with your team, and why honouring your own capacity is one of the most caring things you can do as a group practice owner. What You’ll Hear: Why pausing a commitment is an act of leadership, not a failure of it The question to ask about every promise you are still holding in your business The real difference between being authentic and being vulnerable with your team, and why they are not the same thing Why oversharing your decisions can destabilize the people you lead instead of steadying them What is shifting for Empowered to Lead this summer, and the coast-to-coast guest stories coming your way Resources Mentioned on this Episode - Group Practice Connection membership: Join here - The Numbers Room , launching this fall inside the Group Practice Network - The previous " stop, start, and protect " episode referenced at the top of this one - Have a topic you want covered in the Fall season? Email Lisa at lisa@grouppracticenetwork.ca Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

Summer can feel like a season you either coast through or panic through. In this solo episode, Lisa offers a different invitation: to use the slower pace deliberately. Drawing on the burnout conversation from the previous episode and the image of a plant quietly wilting from giving without being watered, Lisa walks group practice owners through three grounding questions to help them arrive at the fall whole, energised, and ready to lead. What You’ll Hear: Why summer can actually feel more stressful than other seasons for group practice owners, and why that is worth naming The plant metaphor for burnout — what it looks like when you have been growing and giving without being watered How to recognise the early signals that you are managing your practice rather than leading it Why fall is the real new year for most clinic owners, and what it means to build toward it intentionally The three questions: what do you need to stop, start, and protect — and how to work through each one slowly and honestly How the Drains and Fills audit connects to this work and where to find it What protection actually means as a leader — and why naming it matters before summer slips away Resources Mentioned - Previous episode with Katarina McCurdy on burnout https://open.spotify.com/episode/0vkNn9vpUzZSOAa4H9lzUj?si=0959b0d9b59d4812 - Drains and Fills audit episode and worksheet https://open.spotify.com/episode/2fel58u1jdGxlpiEy15Hju?si=jMHAC9ohQPukWo4zJM1jlw - Previous episode on retreats https://open.spotify.com/episode/4VFivrRTLj1WtqPi9ulfJJ?si=DiFnoOtgSXeU0AY0MBeM7g - The Numbers Room: Lisa's group coaching program on finances and sustainable leadership — new cohort launching in September - Muskoka Retreat in October: boundaries as a group practice owner — grouppracticenetwork.ca/retreats Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

What does burnout actually feel like from the inside — and how do you know you're in it before it's too late? In this conversation, Lisa sits down with Katarina McCurdy, a therapist, clinical supervisor, workshop facilitator, and podcast host, to talk about the hidden emotional cost of keeping all the plates spinning, and what it really takes to slow down before your body does it for you. What You’ll Hear: How Katarina went from frontline trauma work to private practice, clinical supervision, and launching her own podcast, and what she learned about pacing herself along the way Why burnout sneaks up on us like a lobster in slowly boiling water, and what the early signs actually look like in hindsight The difference between knowing what self-care is and actually practicing it on yourself Why slowing down is a skill, not just a suggestion, and how distress tolerance plays a bigger role in prevention than most people realize How to assess your expectations of yourself heading into a slower season, and why perfectionism and shame love to live in that space What congruence has to do with authentic leadership and why it matters more than performance The three things Kat would encourage group practice owners to consider if they are heading into burnout Resources Mentioned - Katarina's podcast: Advantage — available wherever you listen to podcasts - Advantage Podcast on Instagram: @advantage.podcast - Katarina's private practice website: vantagecounseling.com Featured Guest: Katarina McCurdy With just under 10 years of experience as a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), training facilitator, practicum clinical supervisor, and podcast host, Katarina is passionate about helping people overcome trauma, anxiety, stress, and burnout. She supports individuals and teams in achieving personal and professional growth while maintaining strong mental and emotional well-being. Katarina holds a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and multiple certifications in trauma-informed therapies. Alongside running her private practice as an RCC, specializing in first responders, youth, and adults, she also designs and facilitates workshops for front-line workers and professionals on burnout prevention, resilience, leadership support, and crisis debriefing. Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

Last week we named the cost of leading alone. This week, we hand you the map. In this solo episode, Lisa walks group practice owners through the Connection Map — a tool for seeing who is actually in your circle, where the gaps are, and what kind of support you are missing without realizing it. You will learn the six roles every group practice owner needs in her circle, three questions to ask about each one, and how to read your finished map. If last week's episode named what was missing, this episode helps you do something about it. What You’ll Hear: Why "more people" is the wrong answer when you realize you are leading alone The six roles every group practice owner needs in her circle: the Sounding Board, the Two-Steps-Ahead, the Mirror, the Cheerleader, the Expert, and the Witness What each role does, and why owners often forget the Witness exists The three questions to ask about every role on your map The four patterns to look for: filled and active, filled but unused, thin, and empty How to start filling a gap without trying to fix all of them at once Why a retreat is, among other things, a room full of potential Sounding Boards, Two-Steps-Ahead, and Mirrors Resources Mentioned - Connection Map worksheet: Email lisa@grouppracticenetwork.ca - Group Practice Network retreats: grouppracticenetwork.ca/retreats - Group Practice Network: grouppracticenetwork.ca - Previous episode: The Hidden Cost of Leading Alone — and What to Do About It Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

What does it actually cost a group practice owner to lead alone? Not the obvious cost — the loneliness everyone talks about — but the hidden one. The one that shows up as decisions that take longer than they should, doubts that grow louder than they need to, boundaries that quietly slide, and a sense of normal that has drifted further from actual normal than you realize. In this solo episode, Lisa names four hidden costs of leading alone and offers three to four concrete things you can do this week to counter each one. If you have ever stood in your kitchen at 9:47 PM telling yourself to push through one more thing, this episode is for you. What You’ll Hear: - Why leading alone is not about being unsupported in life, but about being the only person in your chair - The four hidden costs: decision fatigue, carrying every doubt, leaky boundaries, and normalizing your own burnout - Three to four practical counters for each cost — small enough to start this week - Why the usual tools (coaching, peers, therapy) are essential but not always enough - The "dose" framing for understanding when small interventions are working and when they are not - A preview of next week's episode on building your group practice owner community Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

You know you need to delegate. You've read the books, hired the help, and still find yourself answering emails at 9 p.m. and quietly taking tasks back. In this solo episode, Lisa picks up where the last one left off and walks through three layered frameworks that turn delegation from a tactic into a practice — so you can finally lead the business you built. What You’ll Hear: ✓ Why delegation is a mindset issue long before it's a systems issue, and the identity pull that keeps you holding on ✓ Mike Michalowicz's Queen Bee Role concept and how to name the one activity your practice's success actually hinges on ✓ The difference between Deciding and Delegating, and why most owners are stuck in the wrong one ✓ A walkthrough of the Drains and Fills audit Lisa uses with her coaching clients ✓ How to layer the EOS Delegate and Elevate quadrants with the Queen Bee Role for a complete picture of what to keep, trim, transfer, or trash ✓ Four traps that cause practice owners to reclaim work they've already handed off, and how to hold the line Resources Mentioned - Clockwork, Revised and Expanded by Mike Michalowicz The EOS Delegate and Elevate worksheet - https://www.eosworldwide.com/delegate-and-elevate-tool-download - The previous solo episode on the "do it all" trap The Group Practice Connection membership: grouppracticenetwork.ca - Coaching with Lisa: grouppracticenetwork.ca Reflection Prompts for the Week What is the one activity in my practice that most delivers on what I promise my clients? Where am I stuck in Deciding when I think I'm Delegating? What task drains me the most, and what would it cost me to hand it off in the next thirty days? Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

Uriah Guilford built a group practice by accident, a virtual assistant company out of necessity, and an AI-powered intake platform because a problem needed solving. In this conversation, he and Lisa talk honestly about why group practice owners wait too long to let go, what great delegation actually looks like, and how the right intake system changes everything. What You’ll Hear: - Why waiting too long to delegate is one of the costliest mistakes group practice owners make, and what it quietly does to your mental health - The accidental path that led Uriah from reluctant leader to building two thriving businesses - What to look for when hiring an intake coordinator, and why a skills assessment tells you more than any interview question - How Uriah is combining AI and human connection to build a complete intake system through Simple Intake - The difference between delegation and delegation by abdication, and why one works and the other usually backfires - What one great virtual assistant taught Uriah about what group practice owners actually need Resources Mentioned Productive Therapist — productivetherapist.com Simple Intake — AI-powered CRM for therapists How to Never Miss a Client — free 15-minute workshop Therapy Intake Pro — intake coordinator training Uriah's podcast: Productive Therapist Podcast Featured Guest: Uriah Guilford, The Productive Therapist Uriah Guilford is a licensed therapist and a group practice owner. He's also the author of The Productive Practice book and the Head Nerd at Productive Therapist, a virtual assistant company that serves therapists in private practice. He's a technology nerd, a minimalist travel packer and a rock drummer. Follow Uriah Guilford: Website - https://productivetherapist.com/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@productivetherapist Podcast - https://pod.co/the-productive-therapist-podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/productivetherap Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/productivetherapist/ Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network

If you are still answering intake calls, reviewing invoices, and making scheduling decisions for your team, this episode is going to name something you already know but haven't acted on yet. We are talking about what it actually looks like to step out of the work that doesn't belong to you anymore, so you can lead the way your practice needs you to. What You’ll Hear: - Why being capable of something doesn't mean you should still be doing it - The three areas group practice owners most often resist delegating, and why - What the handover period actually looks like, and why the first few weeks feeling harder is normal - A simple framework for sorting your task list into what to keep, delegate, and drop entirely - The quiet signals that tell you it's time, even when there's no clean revenue milestone - The one phrase that should function as a standing alert that something needs to come off your plate Resources Mentioned - Run Like Clockwork by Mike Michalowicz - Last week's episode with Krista Hellman - Group Practice Connection membership Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day. Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose. Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does. When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter. Connect with the Host: Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo Loved this episode? Let’s take it a step further. Grab the free Time + Energy Audit for Group Practice Owners to get super clear on where your time is going—and what it’s actually worth. 👉 Download it here And if you're ready for consistent support, connection, and access to done-for-you tools? Come join us inside Group Practice Connection —the membership designed to help Canadian group practice owners lead with clarity and confidence. ✨ You don’t have to do this alone. Check it out here Empowered to Lead is proud to be on the High Vibe Podcast Network Check out (Host Name) Gift in the Vault https://highvibepodcastnetwork.com/gifts Share the Love ✨ If this episode lit something up in you… tag us on Instagram @HighVibeLeaders and @grouppracticenetwork and let us know your biggest takeaway! 🦋 Don’t forget to rate & review — it helps us reach more conscious rebels like you. Listen & Subscribe 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Amazon Music 🎧 High Vibe Podcast Network