This one’s not just a podcast episode. It’s a line in the sand.
If you’ve ever felt paralyzed by doubt, overwhelmed by invisible blocks, or stuck in a private practice that just… doesn’t work—you need to hear this.
In this deeply honest, emotionally charged episode, Tiffany names the quiet war happening inside so many therapists. The war between yearning and defeat. Between hope and the internalized voice that says: “Not for someone like me.”
Tiffany peels back the curtain on what’s really keeping brilliant therapists from building the premium-fee practices they dream about—and why it has nothing to do with your Psychology Today profile, your SEO, or your niche.
Listen to the episode:
In this episode, Tiffany shares:
- What she sees happen in the moment therapists want to leap, but can’t—and why it’s not your fault;
- The unconscious pattern that keeps you spinning your wheels while your practice stays stuck year after year;
- How early attachment wounds (yes, we’re going there) show up in your business decisions today;
- Why “failure to launch” isn’t a mindset issue—it’s a trauma pattern that needs to be understood and unwound;
- What actually happens when you stop running and let yourself want more.
If you’re a therapist who’s done the trainings, read the books, followed all the experts—and still finds yourself scared to act—this episode might break something open.
Ready to explore what’s been keeping you stuck?
Email Tiffany at tiffany@leaninmakebank.com with the subject line: Yearning vs. Defeat.
Let’s finally name the real block—and begin to move through it, together.
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More about Tiffany
Tiffany McLain, LMFT is a clinical fee strategist for therapists in private practice. Her mantra is, “Full fees are the new black.” Via her program, The Lean In. MAKE BANK. Academy, she helps therapists ethically earn 30 to 50% more per month while seeing fewer clients by showing them how to think about and directly address fees in a clinically appropriate manner.
The Lean In. MAKE BANK. Academy is a program that addresses the underlying money mindset stories that keep therapists broke so they can become THAT therapist who charges premium fees, cash pay. With the LIMB 4-step framework to make BANK, regular coaching calls to help you go to the next level, a phenomenal community of funny and intelligent therapists, be ready to get real raw and real rich.
