A few more ideas.

You mentioned that you hoped your skills were improving but your income wasn't.

I do hope you have a better method of determining that your skills are improving. You may want to develop a specific plan outlining skills desired, etc., with measurable indicators that you can track.

Remember to reward yourself along the way for your successes.

Akin to that, is putting in place if you have not yet, a system for client records with a specific measure for their "success" in therapy and follow-up if possible. This starts at the beginning with the client and you deciding what outcome(s) are wanted. Again, this will help ratify the work done once a goal is completed because you can point to it and use the means for even better therapeutic end.

One warning, for lack of a better word, is in my experience the referrals that came to me from a client naturally talking about their success were more appropriate in terms of a practitioner/client match than the referrals that I requested. I eventually stopped asking as it was just not my nature. I let the natural course of events happen with regards to referrals and continued to work on my own skills. Ironically, when I stopped asking and worrying about it, people started sending me more referrals.

Remember too, that your work with a client is very personal and some people, no matter how good you are or how thrilled they are with their results, just don't want to talk about it to others. Continue to find many other ways of increasing your business, both in terms of your skills and business practices.

Again, best wishes,

Joe

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