# Is Your Therapist Brain Driving Decisions Your CEO Brain Should Be Making? [Ep 172]

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Podcast: [The Bad Therapist Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bad-therapist-show-6258887)
Published: 2026-06-29T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://the-bad-therapist-show.captivate.fm
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## Resource

You have a clinician who's been underperforming for three months. You’ve had the conversation twice, you’ve been patient and fair, and you still haven’t made the call. Why? That’s your therapist brain in the driver's seat when your CEO brain needs to step in. The qualities that make you a great clinician—your empathy, your rescue instinct, your ability to stay client-centred and accommodating—are skills you’ve spent years developing. But being a CEO requires a completely different muscle, and most of us don't realize how big the gap between the two is until we hit a decision that feels really hard. We’re often quick to advocate for our clients and our team, but much slower to advocate for ourselves. That's where things get complicated: the difficult conversations about fees, the cancellation policy you don’t enforce, the team member who’s no longer the right fit, or the agreements that stopped working for you. In this episode, we’re exploring the difference between your therapist brain and your CEO brain, and why learning when to use each is one of the most important leadership skills you’ll develop as a practice owner. Topics covered on Therapist Brain, CEO Brain The empathy that makes you a great clinician is the same empathy keeping a team member on your payroll for too long You can challenge a client all day, but the second you have to go to bat for yourself on fees or your cancellation policy, conflict avoidance takes over One of my clients was paying someone more than she paid herself for the same work Integrating therapist brain and CEO brain in a way that will make you a better leader and a better clinician at the same time Connect with Felicia: Get my freebie & join the email list: The Magic Sheets Instagram: @the_bad_therapist Website: www.thebadtherapist…

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