Why DIY-ing Your Coaching Business Is the Slowest Route to Success [Ep 48]

June 04, 2025•2 min read

Are you piecing together your coaching business with free resources, hoping something will click? The transition from therapist to coach doesn’t have to feel like pushing a boulder uphill.

In this episode, I’m handing the mic to my clients. You’ll hear raw, unfiltered stories about the true cost of DIY-ing a coaching business—emotionally, financially, and mentally. These therapists spent months (sometimes years) trying to do it all alone before finally getting the support they needed. Their biggest regret? Not getting help sooner. If you’re stuck in decision fatigue, second-guessing your niche, pricing, or whether your content actually converts - this episode is your wake-up call.

I'll share why getting the right support isn't just nice to have, it's the difference between dreaming about your coaching business and actually building it. Now let's hear what my clients have to say!

Topics covered on DIY-ing A Coaching Business:

The downsides of trying to DIY-ing your coaching business.
Specific challenges therapists face when transitioning from therapist to coach without guidance.
What my clients say about working with me and the Therapist to Coach Accelerator.
How quickly therapists can see results with proper guidance versus trying to DIY-ing their coaching business.
More about the Therapist to Coach Accelerator and what you can expect.

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Quote:
"The reality is you're gonna spend months, if not years listening to free podcasts, signing up for webinars, saving Instagram posts, trying to cobble together a strategy that may or may not work for your unique situation." - Carly Hill

DIY-ing a coaching business

Carly Hill

Carly is an ambitious innovator who has always taken pride in re-working the systems. As a therapist her motto was always “get off the couch” meaning it doesn’t take years on end to heal with the proper treatment. She refined the 3 most important steps when it comes to transformation and has taught many other therapists her proprietary 3 step success coaching method to help clients receive remarkable results in very few sessions.

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