Many women counsellors, psychologists and social workers in Australia experience unpredictable bookings and inconsistent income even though they work incredibly hard in their business. It seems that no matter what marketing strategy they use or policies or processes they have, nothing shifts the needle.
It's natural to reach for another strategy but in my experience, lack of good strategy is rarely the problem. This is why they can find themselves constantly trying new things and still not getting anywhere. The real problem is that they're operating as a therapist when running a profitable practice requires being both a therapist AND a business owner.
When your identity conflicts with what's required to run a business, strategies don't work. You implement them halfway because almost every business decision feels wrong.
Practice Momentum is a 12 month, private 1:1 business coaching program for women mental health professionals in Australia who need more clients, consistent bookings and predictable income. Limited places become available each quarter and are offered after application and interview.
Many counsellors, psychologists and social workers give deeply to their clients. Business tasks such as charging for cancellations, setting fees or making their practice visible can feel uncomfortable because of concern about client reactions and professional perception.
Practice Momentum™ is built on the understanding that business decisions become easier when practitioner and business-owner identity are integrated. When this integration begins to take hold, clinicians are able to work with fees, boundaries and visibility in ways that feel professionally grounded rather than emotionally loaded.
The framework draws on established psychological and behavioural theories and begins with a comprehensive assessment of your business and your relationship to your work. This process generates an individual profile and identifies five core areas that offer the greatest leverage for change in private practice.
Alongside this, practical structures and systems are developed to support ongoing decision-making. Over time, clinicians build objective feedback and lived evidence of change within their practice.
Practice Momentum™ is delivered privately, one-to-one with me over the course of 12 months. Coaching is provided through flexible voice support so you do not need to sacrifice client appointment times. You have regular access to feedback on your work, quarterly planning sessions, and access to a private library of proprietary resources.
Some women also choose to connect in a shared space created by existing Practice Momentum™ clients. This includes optional co-working, body-doubling sessions, private workshops and events for those who value connection alongside their one-to-one work.
We begin with the Practice Momentum Method™, an AI integrated assessment of your approach to business and identify your unique 5 domains. Next, we complete a comprehensive assessment of the practice and together with your values-based goals, create your initial 90 day business success plan.
You receive tools that support the development and integration of your business identity such as your daily actions generated from your Practice Momentum Profile™. You are provided with resources that make implementation of business strategy including planning, financial management and marketing quicker and easier. Alongside this, you have access to me each weekday for business coaching, business mentoring and business consulting so that you can get things done on your timeline and around your existing commitments. Each day, week and month you are implementing, you move closer to achieving your goal.
Easy to use tools have been created to support you with both self-review and structured review, including specific trackers, spreadsheets and guides. You also have access to weekly reviews of things you are working on, along with Quarterly Reviews with me. Because you have what you need to track your progress, you create an evidence-bank of progress that builds throughout the program so you don't feel 'behind' and can stop comparing your practice to others. You know what you're doing, you're seeing tangible results of doing it and your confidence grows along with your skillset.
You have daily access to support when and as you need it around your existing commitments via flexible coaching model. It's like having a business coach in your pocket.
You will learn how to create a business plan, implement and refine it. Your plan is based on your Practice Momentum Profile™ and unique Domains in addition to practical strategies that move you closer to your goals.
Every 90 days you'll share your progress on your Practice Momentum Business Plan™. You leave with an updated plan so you know what to do to continue making progress. This is how you will build momentum.
You will create an accountability process that matches your existing capacity so that you stay focussed on your goals. You also have monthly and quarterly accountability embedded into your program with me.
You will receive instant access to easy-to-use tools, templates, workbooks, guides, training, transcripts, spreadsheets, trackers and more that have been designed with busy practitioners in mind.
You will receive instant access to my ethical client attraction tools, processes, templates, done-for-you resources, training, workbooks, guides, Canva templates, website copywriting & more so you don't have to make things from scratch.l
If you're new to private practice or if your business is established and needs updating, this collection of tools including documentation, templates, policies and essential business start-up resources helps put essential foundations in place that create a successful practice.
Set up but need more clients? You'll have access to a collection of resources that help clients find you, make your practice discoverable, and the systems and processes to manage growth without overwhelming yourself.
If inquiries and bookings are patchy, it will mean the revenue likely is to and that's why you'll receive training in my proprietary sustainability model for private practice. It's what's helped some of my other clients to double their turnover in less than 6 months.
Every month you have access to the Private Practice Business Mastermind. This is where you can access additional training, coaching and resources as well as connect with other women I work with.
Throughout the year you have the opportunity to join any of my planning workshops. These are an opportunity to get additional guidance on your business and connect with other women I work with in the program.
When you join, you'll be offered the opportunity to connect with my other 1:1 Practice Momentum™ clients in a private community. This peer support helps reduce feelings of isolation that we can all experience especially when working in solo practice.
This program was intentionally developed to be flexible and where possible, without fixed online appointments so that it works for women with ADHD. You will be able to access help when the energy is there, and rest and recharge when it's not.
Body-doubling can enhance activation (starting things you'd put off usually), motivation and emotional regulation for people with ADHD (healthline.com). It helps with executive functioning and productivity. Co-working is less about those things and focussed more on accountability and productivity. You will have access to regular body-doubling & co-working sessions as well as ad-hoc sessions.
You will be able to receive guidance, clarification and recommendations on the task you're completing every week in the Tuesday Review. Submit your work, leave it me to review and receive your next steps. Reviews can accelerate results by reducing errors or oversights because the solve the problem of not seeing your blindspots.
Throughout the program, you will develop your digital competence with my proprietary AI tools, processes and resources. You'll learn how to ethically use AI to do the heavy lifting in your business so that your brain can be free to focus energy more on the things that you're most passionate about.
Pay $10,000 plus GST upfront and save $2,000 on the 12-month program. This option works well if you prefer to make one investment decision and focus entirely on building your practice.
Pay $500 per month plus GST over 24 months for the 12-month program, with early payout available. This option is designed to be easier on your cash flow while your practice grows and revenue becomes more predictable.
Pay $1,000 per month plus GST for 12 months, completing your investment alongside the program timeline. This option suits practices who prefer a faster payment completion.

Deciding to invest in your business development is a significant decision. It’s a commitment to your future self and the clinical work you love.
In my coaching, we don't just "talk about" business; we build assets. Whether you are launching your first practice or optimising a high-revenue clinic, we look at the data to ensure your practice serves you, not the other way around.
What is Possible?
The data from my current and past cohorts shows a clear trend: when therapists treat their practice like a business, the financial pressure lifts. I have helped therapists just starting out in business to move from $0 to $150k in 12 months, and helped established owners pay down debt while reclaiming two full days of their week.
It's not uncommon for therapists who are in established businesses to be struggling financially either. They often think the challenge is bookings, or clients or their marketing but it's often something else. These therapists work very hard, for long hours, and find it challenging to switch off at night. And they often underpay themselves. My ROI calculator shows that on average, women in Practice Momentum™ get back between x3.56 and x8.72 times their investment.
A Note on Growth
Every practice is unique. Your results will depend on your location, your niche, your clinical experience, and most importantly, your willingness to implement the systems we build together. I don't offer "magic pills" or overnight success. I do offer a proven, evidence-informed framework for therapists who are ready to do the work. I cannot guarantee your specific results, but I can show you the path that many others have taken to reach their version of freedom.
While intakes happen quarterly, you can apply now without any commitment or obligation.
Simply complete the application form and within a day or two, receive an update on the progress of your application.
It was at our second 90 Day Planning session that one of my beautiful Practice Momentum clients shared that her biggest win had been been her mindset shift. Since that happened, it created space for her to see opportunities she'd previously missed. By using my Private Practice Sustainability Model, in under a month, she'd started paying herself for the first time in three and a half years and was now wanting to look at how to manage the overflow of clients wanting to see her.
This happened really quickly also. A couples counsellor, relatively new to private practice, also quickly filled her diary and increased her revenue within a month of using the Practice Sustainability Model. So much so in fact that she found herself faced with the decision about whether to open another day or not. She decided to and starts in June. What this means for her is more financial revenue, ability to help more people and a huge boost of confidence that she's on the right path.
Unlike other private practice owners that struggle to fill roles or to even have the successful candidate turn up on their first day, this lovely Momentum client started receiving genuine, qualified inquiries from candidates within days of advertising. She's since welcomed her newest team member and the business is better for it. More clients are being seen, more lives are being changed and the business continues to make not only an impact, but a ripple effect in the local community.
As a result of implementing my Practice Sustainability Model, this lovely Momentum client has received paid speaking gigs (multiple!), opportunities to work with Universities, Supervision clients, guest speaking appearances for high-level events and has recently celebrated her biggest week ever of 1:1 client work around it all, with 20 sessions in the diary. In addition, she recently worked on her financials and shared that she's increased her annual revenue by 29% and she still had 5 weeks to go before end of financial year.
Sometimes you have the right strategies and you 'know' what to do, but for whatever reason, it just doesn't work. That's what happened for this lovely Momentum client. She had weekly and monthly income goals but couldn't make them happen. With support, she became aware of old money stories from her childhood that were now playing out in the business. After we'd cleared them, things began to change. The most significant for her being that she's scheduled her first planned leave / holiday since opening the practice decades ago. She's also implementing the Practice Sustainability Model and breathes easier knowing she has a business that now supports her as much as she had been supporting it.
Initially, this beautiful client asked me for help finding clients but it turned out that finding clients wasn't the issue. She had clients in her world but they just weren't booking. There was traffic to her website but a high bounce rate, people looking but not taking action. By shifting the messaging along with a few other simple business strategies, all that changed and by the end of her first quarter in the program, she was celebrating having doubled her business income. Imagine being able to double your income in 12 weeks....?
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Who is this for? Practice Momentum™ is designed for Australian counsellors, psychologists and social workers building compliant, financially viable private practices.
Yes, Dr Brooklyn Storme PhD offers a free consultation to discuss your business needs and determine if Practice Momentum™ is right for you.
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