Practice Intensives for Therapists
A 90-minute deep dive for therapists who are ready to grow a practice that actually supports them authentically. Whether you want to niche down, finally get your SEO working, build a marketing plan you’ll actually follow that doesn’t feel draining, or launch your first group, we’ll figure out your next steps together. Clinical consultation is available too, for the cases that follow you home.
Aligned marketing & visibility - Niching, SEO, your website, and a marketing plan that fits your actual life.
Growing your practice - Starting or growing a cash-pay practice, setting and raising fees, policies, and adding groups or other income streams.
Clinical consultation - Complex cases, codependent and self-abandoning clients, relational dynamics, and countertransference.
*Please note that this is for consultation purposes - which means it’s an additional support and not for getting clinical hours. You can be from any state. This is professional consultation for licensed mental health providers. It is not psychotherapy, supervision toward licensure, or a substitute for clinical treatment. No therapist-client relationship is created through these services.
For therapists who want support -
clinically, energetically, and in growing their business.
Maybe you’re deeply empathic, relational, and good at what you do, but your business feels like an afterthought. You’re not sure how to niche, your website isn’t bringing in the clients you want, or you know you should be doing more with SEO, groups, or social and just haven’t gotten there. Or maybe you’re giving so much to your clients that there’s nothing left for building anything else.
I’ve been there. Consultation and support from other therapists changed how I practice and how I run my business, and I’d love to be that for you.
In your intensive, we can focus on:
Authentic Marketing & visibility:
Finding your niche, building your referral network, an SEO strategy and website that actually bring in your ideal clients, and social media that doesn’t take over your week. Most importantly, a marketing plan that feels authentic to you, because that’s the only kind you’ll actually stick with.
Growing your practice:
Making the leap to cash pay, setting and raising your fees, creating policies you actually hold, and building other income streams like groups, workshops, and intensives. We’ll also look at the people-pleasing and over-functioning that can show up in your business, so you can grow without burning out.
Clinical consultation:
Support with complex trauma, codependency, boundaries, people-pleasing, anxiety, depression, self-harm, and work with parents and families. We can talk through cases, countertransference, where EMDR and somatic work fit in, and the compassion fatigue that comes with this work.
Investment
90-Minute Practice Intensive: $500
Business, marketing, clinical, or a mix of all three. Your intensive includes:
A short questionnaire before we meet, so I come in already knowing your practice and what you want help with
90 minutes together on Zoom
A recording of our session
A written action plan with your next steps
Want to come back after you’ve put your plan into action? You’re welcome to book another intensive anytime.
Looking for ongoing support? My consultation group for therapists in private practice meets every other week, with support between sessions. [Learn more about the group]
Good to know: Consultation can often be written off as a business expense (check with your accountant). This is for consultation purposes only and don’t count toward supervision or licensure hours.
Hi, I’m Alyssa - and I LOVE supporting therapists!
I’m a licensed therapist, supervisor, and the founder of AK Psychotherapy - a trauma-informed, attachment based therapy practice based in NYC, DC, MD, and NJ. I also run a separate educational business AK Alignment & Growth where I have digital offers, workshops, and non clinical group programs.
I specialize in working with adults navigating relational trauma and complex cptsd, anxiety, people-pleasing, codependency, and nervous system dysregulation. However, I have a background in working at multiple PHP/IOP’s and group private practice - working with an array of needs (cptsd, bpd, ocd, autism spectrum, working with parents, adhd, self-harm, etc). I’m trained in EMDR & parts work, mindfulness approaches, somatic therapies, DBT skills, and often pull from ACT as well.
In addition to seeing individual clients, I supervise other therapists, create and run multiple support groups, and offer EMDR/IFS intensives to clients ready for deeper healing!
With all of this background, I understand the very real pressure of trying to do it all while staying regulated, attuned, and connected to yourself. Whether you're navigating your first client in private practice, trying to scale and add income streams, find an aligned marketing strategy that doesn’t overwhelm you, or struggling with your own boundary challenges in your business - our work together can help you come back to your center.
For me, getting the support from other therapists over the years has been a game changer. Not only in helping me grow, but helping me feel deeply connected and seen. This work can sometimes feel lonely and it’s important that we curate our own support systems!
If you are needing a little support with the clinical work with your clients, if you are thinking about starting private practice, or wanting help to grow and market authentically yet sustainably - I’d be honored to support!! It’s a great way to help you grow and hold you accountable to the changes you know you need to make.
What I have personally found that works - is a balance of relational marketing and honing in on my SEO strategy - I believe both are important and I will share all of my feedback and tips that will support you in your growth! I spent a lot of money and time learning about SEO and implementing on my own - and it’s worked for me so I am a big advocate of it for therapists and enjoy teaching it. It feels overwhelming at first, but once you get the basics you can do it or hire someone else to help.
Is this fit right for you?
Working with me is a good fit if you…
Are tired of overfunctioning, undercharging, or feeling unclear about your worth
Want to grow a cash pay practice that actually aligns with your nervous system, not just your goals
Want to learn to speak to your ideal clients and improve your ability to be seen
Struggle with boundaries, imposter syndrome, or over-extending with your clients
Want grounded clinical support that integrates somatic, trauma-informed, and relational work
Crave real talk about our work - not hustle culture or clinical gatekeeping
Want to learn how to market authentically and find your rhythm in private practice in a genuine, sustainable way that honors a true work life balance and feeling fulfilled
Need a marketing strategy you actually follow through on and not get overwhelmed by
Want to add in additional income streams outside of 1:1 work (support groups, intensives, workshops, etc)
Please note, once you book then I will send you a calendly link to schedule our time via zoom :)
You’re great at the work. The business side is where things feel stuck.
This 90-minute deep dive is for therapists and wellness professionals who want clear, personalized guidance on growing their practice in a way that actually feels like them.
We'll go wherever you need most - cash pay growth, marketing and SEO strategy that is sustainable, niching and messaging, launching support groups/workshops or therapy intensives to expand your practice, a system for burnout prevention, or nervous system-aligned business decisions.
What’s included:
A short intake form before we meet, so we can skip the backstory and get right to work
90 minutes together on Zoom
A recording of our session
A written action plan with your next steps
For licensed therapists and mental health providers. This is consultation only and doesn’t count toward supervision or licensure hours.
At the end of the day, I want you to know:
You’re not behind. You’re not failing at this.
You’ve been holding a lot - for your clients, your business, your family - and trying to do it all while second-guessing if you're doing enough.
If you’re feeling stuck, it’s not because you’re doing it wrong. It’s because you’ve likely been taking on too much, over-extending, or your nervous system is on overdrive and shutting down without the kind of support you actually need!
You deserve spaces that hold you the way you hold everyone else - with depth, clarity, compassion, and loving accountability.
Healing, alignment, and confidence are possible - especially when you stop trying to white-knuckle your way through it alone.
Featured On
I was featured on the Affirming Minds Podcast, where I shared insights on high-functioning codependency, fawning, parentification, enmeshment, and the challenges of always being the giver/doer. Listen to the episode below —>
Affirming Minds Podcast - for mental health professionals you can get CE credits for listening!
Use “ALYSSA” here
ARTICLES
Also featued on a podcast discussing perfectionism, self compassion, energy optimization for mental health professionals, and tips for business owners! Listen here:
Questions?
FAQs
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Clinical supervision is typically required for licensure and involves oversight of your clinical work to ensure competency and ethical practice.
In NY, you have to be employed by your supervisor. So, this wont count toward your hours, but I’m happy to be an additional support.
Consultation is also more flexible - it’s about ongoing professional growth, deepening clinical skill, and gaining perspective on complex cases, countertransference, or burnout all while also being able to discuss business, marketing, personal life and how to balance it all. Its not just focused on the clinical!
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Not necessarily! While most of my consultation clients are therapists or healing professionals, I also work with coaches, space holders, and wellness practitioners who want support around boundaries, people-pleasing in business, or sustainable growth rooted in regulation and authenticity.
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At this time, my sessions are for consultation and professional development purposes - not formal supervision hours toward licensure. However, the work often mirrors the depth and reflection found in quality supervision.
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If you’re a therapist who’s craving more confidence, boundaries, or alignment in your work - or you’re ready to grow your practice without burnout - consultation offers a supportive space to get grounded, reflect, and realign with your purpose.
My style is similar to how I work with clients - relational and authentic. I will also assist you in supporting your own nervous system so I will gently guide you to slow down, check in with yourself, and find self-compassion in your own work.
To me, finding consistency and authenticity is very important so our work will be grounded in that! I also love talking about marketing and business growth, so im happy to support that aspect of your work.
Personally, I have found that having a balanced marketing strategy between a network of providers, a supportive website, and SEO strategy has helped me fill my practice. I have had a waitlist for several month and have scaled my practice through offering support groups, emdr intensives, and put out a monthly newsletter!
If you want to schedule a consultation call with me, I’d love to connect first! And if you want consistent ongoing support, I do require that first before we meet.
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Every consultation is tailored to your needs. We might explore clinical cases, countertransference, complex trauma and nervous system work, group creation, burnout prevention, business systems, boundaries, marketing authentically, and how to build a practice that actually supports you as a human, not just your clients.
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I offer a one time 90 minute deep dive into your marketing and business plan. for $500.
And yes - it is a business expense so you could write off as deductible!