We got into this field to help people
BUT, NO ONE TOLD US HOW MUCH OF OUR OWN LIVES WE’D GIVE AWAY TO DO IT.
Step by Step
by Amber Lyda
LOW PAY
HIGH RESPONSIBILITY
We started out with so much
hope and grit.
We went into this field to help others, but at what cost to ourselves? Our families? We are working hard, but we still struggle to pay mortgages and mortgage sized student loans.
LONG COMMUTES
SHORT WEEKENDS
We thought, “If we just do good work, the rest will follow."
We want to do great things, but between the commute, the bureaucracy, and the paperwork we’re too busy writing notes to write the books we dreamed of.
ALWAYS AT THE OFFICE
HARDLY EVER HOME
We preach self care,
but have little time to live it.
We miss our kids, our partners and our alone time. We miss our favorite chair and favorite books. We miss our dreams of travel. We preach self care, but have little time to live it.
You can have a successful online practice!
You can do the WORK YOU LOVE.
You can make MORE MONEY.
You can enjoy more FLEXIBILITY and FREEDOM.
Online Therapy
is your
Magic Elixer!
Friend! You can...
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Ditch the Commute
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Save on overhead
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Be done with bosses
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Set your own hours
Between sessions you can...
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Hug the kids
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Drink your OWN coffee
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Snuggle the dog
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Squeeze in that workout
“This course helps you identify your dream online private practice so that you can create your ideal life. The course gives you the exact steps that you need to take to set up your online private practice. I was able to start seeing my first online private practice client while I was taking the course and Amber guided me throughout the process. Amber makes you accountable and challenges you to identify your obstacles and take steps to overcome these.”
Glorianne Vazquez - Step by Step Graduate
I found that by building an online therapy practice, I could…
Make more of an impact with my clients, make more income for myself, and work fewer hours than I ever had before...seriously - HALF the hours!!
LISTEN FRIEND, YOU CAN TOO.
You can do the clinical work you love.
You can make the money you want.
You can live the life you’ve longed for.
...with integrity, ease, and joy!
If this is you and you are like "Hey girl, where are all the Step by Step course deets?"
“Online psychotherapy IS legitimate and an excellent way to help others. While the novelty can feel overwhelming, it actually has the potential to be so much easier and effective than a brick and mortar practice. This course gives you all the tools (and a cheerleader by your side) to make it happen!”
Nicole Byrne - Step by Step Graduate
There is only one thing that blocks therapists from taking that bold step into an online only therapy practice...
Fear...
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We are afraid we won’t be able to get enough clients…
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We are afraid clients won’t want online therapy...
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We are afraid insurance won’t continue to pay for online therapy…
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We are afraid of messing up or breaking important rules…
I've taught hundreds of therapists to
build and grow a successful online therapy practice.
Getting Clients
Marketing for therapists is different, AND EASIER, than most other kinds of marketing.
I teach therapists a Full Practice Marketing Framework I used to fill my practice and keep it full with private pay clients.
I marketed for the first year, and haven’t marketed since. Now, my clients and referral base fill my practice for me, by word of mouth.
Marketing doesn’t have to be gross or hard. My framework works whether you love networking, or prefer to post on social media. The framework is the same. Any marketing medium will work.
I teach therapists my method of marketing so that no matter what changes may come with insurance and telehealth, the economy, and the therapy-market - you always know that YOU control your income, your caseload, and your time.
Doing It Right
I teach therapists to understand the rules, from all the many places they come from...
- State/country law
- Professional ethics
- Clinical Integrity
- HIPAA
- Best Practices
And a system for staying on top of them, even though they are ever changing. My students never again have to rely on a random facebook stranger to weigh in on whether or not what they are wanting to do is legit.
Being a Good Human; Living a Good Life.
Many therapists feel conflicted.
They want to make enough money to pay their debt, own their home, support their kids ambitions.
They want to work fewer hours, and better hours.
But, they feel GUILTY about charging high rates, not taking insurance, or seeing fewer clients and only when they want.
No more!
It is entirely possible to be a good and generous human, AND to have more than enough income...for security, growth, soul-fillment and a legacy for your children.
I teach therapists to create a practice and life, grounded in deep integrity and clinical excellence that is successful, sustainable and soul filling.
Tell me about you...are you...
“This course will get you up and running ! Amber’s enthusiasm is motivating AF! Compared to programs like Zur Institute, this is more personalized and the content is more practical. Amber actually gives you the steps to create your practice from the ground up.”
Laura Spinelli - Step by Step Graduate
Here’s how it will go down ->
Guided OR Self-Paced Course Experience
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Lifetime Access to Course & Community
to the 127 + lessons about online therapy (BONUS Lifetime access to private community of SxS members and graduates)
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The Trainings are Multi Media
Some are video and some are text based. (BONUS Full Course Workbook to keep organized)
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Podcasts
All trainings are converted into a private podcast just for students so that you can listen to all of the material on the go!
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All Trainings Are
Pre-Recorded
available to you when it's convenient for you & in the order that best suits your needs as you build your practice.
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Scripts, Templates, Paperwork
(including future updates to match ever-evolving changes in telehealth)
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Updates
Access to all future updates to the course (every round I tweak, modify, and add to keep up with current industry standards/changes)!
Many students find that the motivation and accountability that comes from participating within a live cohort moves them through the material faster, and that because they can participate in the live Q&A's of the course OR they can upgrade to the small group coaching experience, they get more out of the material when they go through it live.
What does it mean to go through it live?
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Distinct Visual Style
Immediate Access to Course Material
Hit the ground running! All materials are pre-recorded and immediately available. Jump in there, whenever it works for your busy days. Pause any time to pet the pup!
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Distinct Visual Style
Weekly "Stay On Track" Emails
MONDAY MORNINGS: Stay on Track Email Prompts help you to know where to focus to get the most out of the eight week guided runs of the course.
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Cross Browser Supported
Live Q&A's
4th Wednesday's of the Month at 12pm EST Facebook
Submit your question the moment you are having it! You don’t have to wait! I’ll organize them by topic prior to our Live Q&A sessions and work through them with you! Current and past students are always invited.
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Cross Browser Supported
Support in the Private FB Group
Our active course FB group is a hotbed of support! Graduates are huge supporters of new students and new students are generous with their support to one other. Amber is in there on the regular during live runs of the course as well!
“Every single week we were provided another essential and useful step in building our own tele-mental health practice. If you follow Amber's instructions, utilize her knowledge, and stay focused there is no way you cannot gain the tools necessary to build your practice. Each week when self doubt would creep in, Amber would be there to lift you up and explain away your fears.”
Gabriele Cash - Step by Step Graduate
Feel
as FULFILLED in your LIFE outside of work, as you feel in your best sessions as we build a practice that SUPPORTS rather than impedes the life you want to live.
Get
that Money Mindset Right, with kindness, know how, and support.
Rock
the business side of your practice, without the overwhelm (and many a shortcut).
Experience
the CONFIDENCE of knowing how to fill your practice with your ideal client, at your ideal rate.
Settle
into the sensation of clinical excellence in your telehealth sessions. You’ll learn the tips and tricks to bad ass online sessions.
Rest Easy
knowing how to assess and manage risk in your online therapy practice.
Embrace
the ALIGNMENT that comes from building a business that allows you to live the life you help your clients to achieve.
Enjoy
the RELIEF that comes from deeply understanding best practices, ethics, regulations, HIPAA and security issues - rather than guessing and hoping.
Experience
EASE in the set up, clean up, and growing up of your practice with made-for-success scripts, templates, and shortcuts.
Feel
CONNECTED to a community of therapists who want a better, bolder, and fuller life, and who want to build it in integrity and alignment with their values. And yes, you can do both!
Always
be IN THE KNOW even with the swiftly evolving telehealth practices.
Private practice can be isolating, you don’t have to be in it alone! Here you will bond with a new business bestie and be rooted on by colleagues who are in your corner.
Learn what to say and how to say it - whether it be in networking events, free consultations, with colleagues, or in your website copy.
Experience the PEACE OF MIND of having every i dotted, and every t crossed.
SMOOTHLY manage the strange telehealth specific stuff...we’ll cover everything from eye contact, to make-up that lets you look like YOU on camera, to setting the frame of telehealth so clients don’t drink in session or take you to the bathroom with them. Yes, that happens. But it doesn’t have to happen to you.
Are You Ready to Jump into
Step by Step?
Your home for everything online therapy.
w/ Amber Lyda &
your community of like-minded colleagues
Step by Step
Learn More About the Course?
Here I share all the details about the course, so check it out if you still have lingering questions before joining our growing and thriving community of online therapists!
Payments Made Easy!
Whatever you choose, I wanted to make it as easy as possible!
Choose What's Best for You!
I can't wait to work with you!
Hi there, I’m Amber Lyda!
Surely, you feel you know me by now. I’ve been yammering on now for a loonng webpage! Just in case you want to know some more…
I’m a clinical psychologist who worked for a decade in University Counseling Centers, and a previous decade in various community mental health agencies. I LOVE what I do for a living, and I love the way that I’m now able to LIVE more fully. And it’s because I took a leap towards that better life.
NOW I HELP OTHER PEOPLE ENJOY THE SAME FREEDOM AND FULFILLMENT THAT I DO.
LET ME TAKE YOU THROUGH EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO DO TO TURN YOUR DREAM INTO A REALITY.
STEP BY STEP.
I'm going to get a little personal here.
I had a lot of fears about starting an online therapy practice.
I worried that I was deciding to move online selfishly, and that it really wouldn’t be as good for my clients. I remember worrying that therapy just wouldn’t feel the same online.
I tried online therapy first, for myself, to see if it was as effective on me as I hoped it would be for my clients. My therapist was amazing. AND, so was being able to receive therapy in the comfort of my own home, with MY favorite tissues (lotion in them, please) and my dogs by my side.
When my first online therapy client and I connected so strongly in the very first session - I knew that this modality would work GREAT for me and for my clients. (Also, I could dip into the pool between sessions which was pretty amazing.)
Maybe you worry, like I did, that there’s just no “sure fire” way to make it secure. What if the client becomes suicidal? What if they disconnect the call? What if, what if, what if…?
You’ll be glad to know that I’m EXACTLY the sort of person what would “what if” online therapy before starting.
I mean, I “what iffed” it to the GROUND! If MY neurosis felt assured, yours will too.
I can’t wait to cover all those details with you in the course!
Not quite ready to join Step by Step, but want to be the first to know
and get a little nudge the next time I run the course LIVE? Hop on the waitlist!
Frequently Asked Questions
I AM BRAND NEW! IS THIS COURSE FOR ME?
YES!! I built in tracks for total newbies, seasoned in person practice owners transitioning online, and those that have started online but want to make that change a permanent and successful one!
I HAVE A SUCCESSFUL IN PERSON PRACTICE, BUT I WANT TO MOVE ONLINE. IS THIS COURSE FOR ME?
YEP! I built in tracks for total newbies, seasoned in person practice owners transitioning online, and those that have started online but want to make that change a permanent and successful one!
I MOVED ONLINE DURING THE PANDEMIC, BUT NOW I KNOW I WANT TO STAY. IS THIS COURSE FOR ME?
YES! I built in tracks for total newbies, seasoned in person practice owners transitioning online, and those that have started online but want to make that change a permanent and successful one! We have very specific course content just for you as you fill in the gaps left during that rapid transition online, create the practice that will support your DREAM LIFE instead of leaving just left over crumbs, and GET THOSE CLIENTS!
I WANT A PRIVATE PAY PRACTICE. CAN YOU HELP ME?
For sure. We are working on marketing from day ONE. With tele-health, you have a much broader potential client base so it's a bit easier to fill private pay spots!
IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME TO TAKE INSURANCE. IS THIS COURSE FOR ME?
I am happy to support you in building an insurance based online practice! As an adjunct to the course, I love Kym Tolson's free facebook group for tele-health and insurance insider secrets! I'd love to also help you to fill those private practice slots you have in your practice with high paying clients, so that you can take a bit more time off!
DO I HAVE TO ATTEND ANYTHING LIVE?
Nope! Everything is available on replay!
WHAT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS DURING THE COURSE?
You will! And that's awesome! To make sure that I see it and answer it, we've set up a button for you so you can just pop your question to me the moment you have it and then when I go live, I'll answer all of the questions at once! No worries if you can't make it! We'll record it and add it to the course! You can also ask questions of the whole community in the private Facebook Group (Step by Step). Everyone is super duper supportive! Want someone to take a look at a page on your website? Pop it into the group and ask!
WHAT IF I WANT EVEN CLOSER SUPPORT?
While I do offer one on one coaching, it can get pricey to meet throughout the course and I find that most students get more out of small intimate group coaching. If you'd like to be part of a small group coaching experience through the course, you can add that! It's called Level Up!
IS THERE ARE PAYMENT PLAN?
Absolutely! We have lots of options to suit you!
WHAT IS YOUR REFUND POLICY?
If you have any reservations about the course, please talk with me before signing up. I want you to find out about fit before signing up, not after. Refunds are available one month after purchase. You have immediate access to the course, so you can quickly figure out if it's right for you. There is A TON of material in there, but there are tracks specific to where clinicians are when they enter the course. Watch out for my email about this so you don't get lost in course resources that you don't need.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY LIFETIME ACCESS?
Great question!! Once you join Step by Step, you are a member for the life of the course! That means you can go through the course LIVE as many times as you want! You can access the content at any time. You can enjoy all of the additions I add as the landscape of tele-health keeps changing. And you can enjoy the community we create together even after your first round of Step by Step is over! We love to see students come back through!
WHAT IF I'M STILL NOT SURE?
It’s totally okay if you still have questions! Email me!! dr.amberlyda@gmail.com Let’s see if this is right for you!
An online therapy practice is not a flash-in-the-pan trend. It's the future.
It's your future.
Do the work you love, and live with more ease, freedom, flexibility, and financial security.
STEP BY STEP WILL GIVE YOU THE TOOLS YOU NEED FOR YOUR ONLINE PRACTICE
THIS PROGRAM IS FOR YOU IF:
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You are an in person private practice owner, wanting to move to create a successful online practice.
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You are brand new to private practice, and you want to start an online practice.
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You have fallen in love with telehealth after trying it out, and want to turn that temporary telehealth practice into a successful and permanent online private practice.
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You started with an intermediary company or group practice, and want to establish your own online therapy practice and cut out the middle man!
THIS PROGRAM IS NOT FOR YOU IF:
You already have a successful online therapy practice and simply want to increase your fee, decrease your caseload. If this is you, you’ll want to email me about my Momentum Membership Program. We also talk there about beginning to consider a side hustle in the space you reclaim from too many sessions and too few dollars:)
Not quite ready to join Step by Step, but want to be the first to know and get a little nudge the next time I run the course LIVE? Hop on the waitlist!
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