Bella Rockman, Bachelors & Master’s . -Green Pill Podcast Stories

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Alex Shink

September 1, 2023

Bella Rockman, Bachelors & Master’s .

1. What's your practice focus and what kind of clients knock on your door ?

I've been very fortunate to have adult clients from nearly every walk of life, every religious, ethnic, socioeconomic economic background. I offer career and life coaching, as well as clinical therapy work, focusing on trauma recovery, intergenerational healing, and central nervous system regulation from a brain based approach. My role as a social scientist and mental health care media correspondent allows me to help make mental healthcare conversations, main stream, and radio and television.

2. Tell us about yourself.

This work really feels like the gift that keeps on giving. I meet each day with curiosity and excitement. As I am supporting clients in discovering their fullest potential, it keeps me sharper in my own life. I was motivated to get into this work since kindergarten, growing up in a community where mental health, depression, anxiety, addiction and abuse were swept under the rug. It motivated me to want to better understand, educate and empower others and help make these conversations mainstream.

3. Tell us the story of a patient who you are most proud of helping.

Having the privilege of witnessing someone overcome challenges they never thought would be possible and design a life they love is energizing in itself. One patient had become homeless. We met via tele-health from the patients car. We focused on healing relational and financial trauma and career counseling and coaching. This person was able to land a six-figure contract after many sessions, strategizing and mapping out goals and create a life beyond what they had hoped for.

4. What's one of the hardest things that comes with being a practitioner in private practice?

Private practice has been relatively easy once you get up and running. I would say personally, the most difficult part is maybe the back office work, patient, charting, administrative task, keeping up with continuing education, filing, billing, etc. Even in a digital world, there’s still alot to keep up with. Having a part-time assistant or virtual assistant, can help with that, however, many of us do it all as a one woman or one man show with occasional administrative assistance and support.

5. What are the top 3 tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a private practice today?\

The top three tips I would give anyone looking to start, run, and grow their private practice is to:

Education is key. Narrow your focus on a specific area of specialization and gain a degree of mastery in it.
Keep a circle appears that help you stay motivated and current in terms of clinical practice is, marketing and general peer support.
Be patient with yourself. Look at it as an adventure, and don’t be so focused on the end goal, but more-so the journey of who you’re becoming, and the lives that you’re able to touch in the process.