Getting Backlash for Charging Premium Rates? Here's How to Handle the Hate [Ep 66]

Have you ever been attacked by your own therapist colleagues for charging premium rates? If you've felt the sting of being called "greedy" or "all about the money" simply because you decided to stop martyring yourself for low wages, this episode is for you.

I'm sharing the raw truth about what really happens when therapists start charging premium rates, and spoiler alert, the backlash usually comes from the people you'd least expect: your therapist friends, the Facebook groups, the colleagues who should be cheering you on. Well, guess what? Their criticism isn't about you at all! It's about the uncomfortable mirror you're holding up to their own stuck patterns. I break down exactly why this happens, especially for women in our field, and give you five concrete strategies to handle the hate while you build your sustainable private practice.

Because every time you say out loud "I'm charging premium rates" with confidence, you're not just making a business decision. You're literally rewriting history and paving the way for every therapist watching silently, wondering if it's possible for them too.

Topics covered on Charging Premium Rates:

• Why do your therapist friends suddenly turn on you when you start charging premium rates?

• The history of women's financial rights and what it has to do with guilt around charging premium rates as a therapist today.

• The five practical strategies to protect your energy when colleagues criticize your new pricing.

• Why charging premium rates makes you sustainable, not greedy.

• How courage to charge what you're worth creates a ripple effect for the entire mental health field.

Resources from this episode:

• Therapreneur: A Therapist's Guide to 3x Your Therapy Income

• Therapist to Coach Accelerator program

• Enter The Podcast Giveaway for the chance to win one of Carly’s digital products: https://thethrivingtherapreneurpodcast.com/reviews

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Quote:

“ Charging premium rates doesn't mean you're abandoning your ethics. It means you're raising the bar.” - Carly Hill