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I was burnt out seeing 1:1 clients.
Now my business does $800K/yr while I work less
- and I'll show you how.
I'm Michelle Baker, and I help therapists and coaches SCALE their practices with transformational art groups—so they can make better money, work fewer hours, and feel alive in their work again.
The Before:
I have a master's degree in Art Therapy. I opened my practice in 2014 with all the hope and enthusiasm of someone who genuinely wanted to help people heal.
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But here's what they don't tell you in grad school:
The 1:1 model is based on your over-giving.
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Within a few years, I was seeing 25-30 clients every single week.
I was exhausted.
I felt like a therapy robot going through the motions.
I was taking care of everyone else's trauma, and I had nothing left for myself.
After expenses, I was making about $90K a year—and I couldn't keep it up.
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I loved the work. I loved helping women heal and transform. But I hated the grind. The endless sessions. The income ceiling. The feeling that no matter how hard I worked, I'd never get ahead.
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There had to be a better way...
The Breakthrough:
Then I started doing something that would change my life...
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I combined:
the journey-like quality of painting
The depth of archetypal wisdom
And the power of groups together
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And saw my clients have deep, soul-level experiences my 1:1 work could never provide. ​
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And everything changed.
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Suddenly, I was helping 10-15 women at a time instead of one.
I was making $5,000-$10,000 per group instead of $100 per session. I was working less but making more. And for the first time in years, I felt creative and alive in my work again.
Within 3 years, I scaled my practice to over $650,000 in revenue.
Today, I gross over $800,000 a year working 20 hours a week.
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I live in Costa Rica with my daughter Emerald. I run my business from anywhere. I work with clients I love. I have energy for my life.
This is what's possible when you stop trading time for money and start running groups that fill easily because you offer something no one else does.
Now I'm Teaching It
For 11 years, I was refining the exact framework that creates transformational breakthroughs with art—and the complete business system that fills groups and scales practices.
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I've facilitated transformational art experiences with over 1,000 women.
I've run countless sold-out group programs. I've tested what works and cut what doesn't.
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And now I teach other therapists and coaches how to do the same.​
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This isn't theory. This is a proven framework that works.
Why I do this work
I know what it's like to be burnt out.
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I know what it's like to be confused how to actually fill groups.
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I know what it's like to work yourself to exhaustion and still struggle to make ends meet.
And I know there's a better way—because I've built it.
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My mission is simple:
Help therapists and coaches scale their practices with transformational art groups—so they can make great money, work fewer hours, and bring healing to more women in this world.
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Because you didn't go into this work to burn out. You went into it to help people transform.
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Groups let you do both.
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Education & Training:
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Master's Degree in Art Therapy
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11+ years facilitating transformational art groups
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Trained in somatic therapies, archetypal psychology, and group dynamics
Business Results:
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$800K+ annual revenue working 20 hours/week
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1,000+ women served through transformational art experiences
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200+ facilitators trained through Paint From Your Soul certification
What Makes My Approach Different:
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I don't just teach theory—I give you the complete business system
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I don't just teach facilitation—I show you how to fill your groups
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I don't just teach the framework—I give you the exact marketing that works
I've done this. I've built this. And I'll show you how to build it too.
My Crednetials
What People Are Saying:
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I believe:
Healers are taught to over-give. To put everyone else first. To feel guilty for wanting more.
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The 1:1 model has an income ceiling. There are only so many hours in a week before you burn out. Groups are how you leverage your expertise without burning yourself out in the process.
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You don't need to go back to school for another degree. You need a proven framework and a complete business system. That's what Paint From Your Soul gives you.
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Scaling doesn't mean seeing more clients. It means serving MORE people in LESS time. That's what groups do—and why I'll never go back to filling my calendar with 1:1 sessions.
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Art creates breakthroughs talk therapy can't. It bypasses the analytical mind and accesses what words can't reach. That's why clients have hair-on-the-back-of-the-neck moments they never forget.
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Women healers should have more money. No more billionaire sociopaths! Put money in the hands of women who care deeply about the well-being of others and see how the world changes.
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My Philosphy
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I live in Costa Rica with my daughter Emerald, who constantly inspires me and reminds me why I built a sustainable practice in the first place.
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I paint (of course), practice yoga, spend time in nature, and travel whenever I want—because that's what happens when you work 20 hours a week instead of 40+.
This is the life I want for you, too.
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Not just the revenue. The freedom. The creativity. The energy. The feeling that you're doing work that matters without sacrificing yourself in the process.
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That's what Paint From Your Soul™ is all about.
When I'm not working
