The Freedom Therapist

The Freedom Therapist

Hosted by: Mia Poklepovich

Welcome to The Freedom Therapist podcast. I'm your host Mia Poklepovich a previously burnt out mental health occupational therapist and business owner, who found her way to fall back in love with business and life all...

All Episodes

Episodes

51. Stop Overthinking Your December Social Media: 3 Tips to Make Content Faster & Easier for Therapists & Allied Health Practitioners in Private Practice

If you’ve opened Instagram this week, stared at a blank caption box and thought: “I actually don’t have it in me…” This is the episode you need. December asks therapists to hold so much- final sessions, reports,...
View Episode

50. The Behind-the-Scenes Story of Scaling a Allied Health Business in Remote Australia: How Thrive Together Therapy Expanded Slowly & Intentionally and Changed Care in The Pilbara

In this episode, I sit down with occupational therapist and director of Thrive Together Therapy, Aileen Mathyssen - a remote OT, private practice owner and leader in rural & remote allied health in Western...
View Episode

49. Running a Paediatric OT Clinic: Sustainable Scheduling, Branding & Visibility and the real Vulnerability in Networking with Chante Niemand

What does it really look like to start a private practice before you feel “ready”? In this episode, I sit down with Chante Niemand, occupational therapist and founder of Little Lighthouse Therapy in North Brisbane — a...
View Episode

48. How I Went from Avoiding Instagram to Building a Booked Out Therapy Practice That Still Feels Like Me

For a long time, I avoided Instagram in my practice. I’d overthink every caption, second-guess every post, and tell myself I’d “come back when I had time.” (Which we both know never really happens.) But the moment I...
View Episode

47. Why It Feels So Hard to Show Up Online as an Allied Health Practitioner or Therapist (Even When You 'Know' What to Say)

You’ve written the caption in your head a hundred times. You talk about these topics all day in sessions — emotional regulation, connection, care, identity, growth — it flows so easily when you’re in the room. But the...
View Episode

46. Finding Rhythm in the Chaos of Showing Up Online as an Allied Health Practitioner or Therapist in Private Practice

If you’ve ever tried to keep up with marketing your private practice while juggling clients, reports, and the chaos of real life — this episode is for you. We talk about what it really looks like to find rhythm in...
View Episode

45. Birth, Feminism & Private Practice: How Hannah Muir Built Deep End Counselling in Mparntwe/Alice Springs

We poured some wine, hit record, and spoke about what it really feels like to start a brand new practice from scratch. In today’s episode, I sit down in person in Mparntwe/Alice Springs with my gorgeous friend and...
View Episode

44. Building a Therapy Business That Fits Your Life with Emily Mackaway from My Family OT

What happens when you realize you don’t have to run your practice the way everyone else is telling you to? Today on the Freedom Therapist podcast I’m joined by Emily Mackaway — occupational therapist, mum of two, and...
View Episode

43. My FAVOURITE Content Strategy for Therapists & Allied Health Practitioners (That is SO easy to include in your marketing)

Therapists and allied health practitioners often tell me that content takes so much time — one post can swallow an entire day, only to land with crickets. The truth is, your marketing isn’t failing because you’re not...
View Episode

42. Therapist Perfectionism: Trusting Your Voice in the Messy Middle of Business Growth in Private Practice

Maybe you’ve been sitting on a price rise for months because you can’t find the words that feel professional enough. Maybe you’ve got a program living half-built in your laptop because it doesn’t feel “ready” yet. Or...
View Episode

41. Connection, Creativity & Building a Practice That Feels True with Tess Neates

What does it really look like to build a practice that reflects both your values and your humanity — instead of just following the well-worn path? In today’s episode I’m joined by the wonderful Tess Neates, a...
View Episode

40. Messaging Before Marketing: Why Therapists Struggle With Referrals (And What To Do First)

If your practice has ever felt quiet, you know the spiral. You start tweaking your website, Googling “SEO for therapists,” or posting more on Instagram — but still, no new referrals. And when you do get engagement,...
View Episode