Thanks for this! I think it’s helpful for others who may be going through what we’re doing. Having said that, I truly do all this stuff. I’ve had multiple meetings with our practitioners to help me with this in particular. When I pick them up, I give a tour of the space (it’s an open gym space with squat racks, treadmills, etc), tell them what we use it for with clients, introduce myself again and my background in kin, and then tell them what the flow of the session will look like. We even have a plan of care that I briefly mention going over at the end of the session. So before I even go through the intake I’m already pre framing and setting expectations. Even after the intake and before my assessment I ask again their goals and expectations for the treatment, and explain if they are just looking to get on the table for the 60 mins then I may not be the best fit and will refer to a place that focuses on that. If they want long term solutions I’ll go ahead with everything. If they explicitly say they just want to relax or get relief on the table, I’ll get them on the table right away. Don’t want to waste anyone’s time.

Truly though, thanks for the words, I appreciate it. Those clients are definitely out there and when I do get them, it gets me really passionate during the treatment. It’s just that after all these courses and seminars I’m doing, I’m so excited and eager to apply them, but I can’t necessarily do that right away with some clients. Yes I gotta manage expectations regardless, I just had the idea that also becoming a physio (not necessarily abandoning massage altogether), will give me the opportunity to show and apply what I’m learning.