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Where are you in your private practice journey? How's it going for you? I'm Jules Smith, and I'm so glad you're here.
The Fearless Practice podcast is your go-to resource for building a thriving private practice in Canada. Whether you're just starting out or looking to grow, this podcast is here to guide you every step of the way. I share practical tips on everything from launching your practice and filling your schedule to expanding into a group practice.
But you won't just hear from me—I also interview Canadian therapists from across the country who share their real-life experiences, challenges, and wins. These honest conversations offer valuable insight, inspiration, and support to help you confidently create a private practice that works for you.
Let's learn, grow, and build fearless practices—together.
The Fearless Practice podcast is your go-to resource for building a thriving private practice in Canada. Whether you're just starting out or looking to grow, this podcast is here to guide you every step of the way. I share practical tips on everything from launching your practice and filling your schedule to expanding into a group practice.
But you won't just hear from me—I also interview Canadian therapists from across the country who share their real-life experiences, challenges, and wins. These honest conversations offer valuable insight, inspiration, and support to help you confidently create a private practice that works for you.
Let's learn, grow, and build fearless practices—together.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 11 days
Average audio length:
28 minutes
Guest interviews
Has sponsors
English
Canada
207 episodes
since Nov. 26, 2021
episodic
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When you work in the helping profession, it can be taxing. The work can require you to hold space for difficult moments or conversations.
A good way to support yourself first before you go ahead to support someone else is to work a job that serves, rather than hurts, your mental health. This is o…
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Who you are as a person does not easily stay outside of the work that you do. Your values and principles tend to come into play when you are trying to do your best work, and my guest today recommends that you intentionally bring them in!
Eleanor is curious and compassionate. She always wants to k…
Would you consider running two different careers in parallel in your life and routine? That's what Kim does!
Over the last three years, she has been working in corporate Monday through Friday and sees clients as a psychotherapist in the evenings and weekends. While it may seem like a lot, Kim exp…
Is there something you have been wanting to try in your Canadian private practice, but you're unsure of how to approach it? Could you be waiting for permission to be creative? Well, here you have it!
Maria pivoted her career from working as a forensic psychologist in prison systems and other grou…
Starting a Canadian private practice can be such an exciting time in your life, but also very overwhelming!
This means that sometimes things can get missed, or too much time can be spent on one task, running the risk of other important steps falling through the cracks. In private practice, anythi…
Some doors close so that others can open: when Katie didn't get accepted into the original Master's Education in Counselling program she wanted, it was disappointing.
However, she ended up following another piece of her passion, teaching, and got her Master's in Teaching and Education. Then, once…
Our paths can change in ways that we may not easily foresee. While Sandra was someone who always knew that she liked and wanted to help people, she only became a therapist later on in life: her first career was in tech!
It was only after she completed her Master's degree - studying part-time whil…
This is an amazing milestone: I had no idea back in 2022 that the Fearless Practice Podcast would grow so big, and that I would still be here recording in 2026!
Of course, I could not have done this by myself. Thank you to Jane App, my podcast department team, and you, the audience. You are as mu…
What happens when the practice you worked so hard to build no longer fits the season of life you're in? How do you know when it's time to grow, and when it's time to simplify? In another installment from my mini-series, "Where are they now?" I'm chatting with Nicole Lobo, who was on the show back …
Building a business while caring for others can be deeply meaningful work, but it can also come at a cost if your own well-being is left behind. It can be easy to get absorbed in caring for others and accidentally lose focus on your own personal needs in the process.
Shulamit experienced this fir…
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