How Dennis & Elizabeth Grew From 5 to 70 Clients in Months | My Therapeutic Concepts

They spent their life savings on a leap of faith. A couple of months later, they had gone from 5 clients to 70. In this conversation, Carepatron's Maddy sits down with Dennis and Elizabeth McCay, the couple behind My Therapeutic Concepts in McMinnville, Oregon. Both are former public mental health clinicians, and they talk about how they built a thriving practice of their own after more than a decade on the front lines of crisis care. They get into how they actually did it: why they left public mental health, the leap of faith (and life savings) it took to open their doors, and how they grew from 5 to 70 clients in a matter of months. Insurance billing is a big part of the story. In their first year it was, in their words, a full-time job: hand-paneling, waiting on credentialing, and learning all the ins and outs of billing, often while getting home late and having someone else watch their kids. Having Carepatron's team take the insurance billing off their plate gave them their evenings, their family time, and their focus back, so they could put their energy into clients instead of admin. Along the way they share honest lessons on running a business with your spouse, setting boundaries, protecting your own wellbeing, and building a practice with no stigma and no judgment. Whether you're a clinician dreaming of going out on your own, a couple building something together, or someone curious about what it really takes to grow a practice, there's a lot here. Chapters 00:00 The journey begins: founding My Therapeutic Concepts 12:59 Balancing business and family life 18:43 Building connection: the heart of therapy 23:33 Future aspirations: a vision for growth 28:00 The impact of support and community About My Therapeutic Concepts Therapy and life coaching in McMinnville, Oregon, for life transitions, trauma recovery, and rebuilding self-worth. Founded by Dennis and Elizabeth McCay. 🌐 mytherapeuticconcepts.com About Carepatron Carepatron is the practice management platform built to give clinicians their time back, with AI annotation, reliable scheduling, templates, and client-friendly booking all in one place, so you can focus on the people you care for, not the admin. Learn more at carepatron.com #MentalHealth #PrivatePractice #Therapy #InsuranceBilling #LifeCoaching #PracticeManagement #Carepatron #TherapistEntrepreneur #BuildingAPractice #MentalHealthMatters