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One gentle message, and then the person is left alone.

Follow-up in a psychotherapy practice is mostly about restraint: what is sent to an enquiry that went quiet, how a reminder is worded when somebody else may read it, and who contacts a client who missed a session. GullySales writes the routine, and writes down the point at which it stops.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What follow up systems means

A follow-up system is the set routine for calling, messaging or emailing an enquiry more than once, since most buyers do not decide on the first conversation. GullySales sets the number and timing of follow-ups so an undecided buyer keeps hearing from you until they decide either way.

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Sales and marketing for psychotherapy practices, the overview.

Last updated 5 Oct 2026. Rules for this trade differ by state and professional body, and they change. We describe restrictions in general terms, so check the current position with your own council or adviser before you publish anything.

For psychotherapy practices

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “Assume somebody else may open the message”

    A person may be writing from a shared phone or a family number. Nothing you send should name a concern, use the word therapy or make it obvious what it is about if a spouse or a parent reads it first.

  • “The stop rule is the whole system here”

    One follow-up to an enquiry that went quiet is reasonable. A second is pressure on somebody who was frightened to write in the first place. Put the limit in writing so nobody at the desk decides it themselves on a slow week.

  • “A missed session is the therapist's call, not the receptionist's”

    Somebody who does not arrive for a fourth session may be avoiding the work itself. Who contacts them, and in what words, is a clinical decision. Agree it in advance rather than leaving it to whoever is at the desk.

What we do

What we deliver for psychotherapy practices.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. A neutral first follow-up, written once and used unchanged

    A short message that names nothing, says the practice is here if they would still like to talk, and leaves the decision entirely with them.

    Result: Whoever is on the desk sends something the practice can stand behind.

  2. The stop rule agreed and written up

    How many times an unanswered enquiry is contacted, after which it is closed and the person is not written to again.

    Result: Nobody is chased by a practice they were nervous to approach.

  3. Reminders worded for a phone that is not private

    Appointment reminders that carry a time and a first name and nothing else, with the channel chosen by the client at the start.

    Result: A reminder cannot disclose anything to whoever picks up the phone.

  4. An agreed protocol for a missed session

    Who makes contact after a no-show, what is said, and which situations go to the therapist immediately rather than through reception.

    Result: The clinical judgement stays with the clinician.

  5. Consent to be contacted captured at the first reply

    Which channel a person wants, at which number, and what may be said on it, recorded before any reminder is set up.

    Result: Every message that goes out is one the person chose to receive.

How the result is measured

  • Follow-up completion rate
  • Average number of follow-ups before close
  • Enquiries closed after repeat follow-up

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Read the full lead response and follow-up page

Follow-up routine for therapy practices

Each enquiry, reminder and missed session follows a written, neutral rule that ends in a stop.

First enquiry, no booking
Send one neutral reply that names no concern and says the practice is available. Record the date sent and that no second message follows unless the person replies.
Session booked, first-time client
The reminder gives the time, the address or link and a way to change it. It avoids the word therapy and any detail about the concern.
Client missed a session
The therapist or a named staff member sends one message offering another slot. Record the contact, and do not ask the client to explain the absence.
Enquiry from a parent about a child
Reply with the consulting days and how a first conversation works, then wait. Note which number the parent used and whether it is shared.
Client who prefers no contact
Record the instruction on the file and honour it from that moment. Write what channel is allowed and what must never be sent.
Closed file, no reply
After the stop rule is reached, mark the enquiry closed and delete the draft follow-ups. Keep only what your records policy requires.

Who it is for

This is written for these psychotherapy practices.

  • Individual counselling and psychotherapy practices
  • Couples and family therapy practices
  • Child and adolescent therapy specialists
  • Addiction counselling centres
  • Corporate and workplace counselling providers
  • Online and teletherapy practices
  • Psychiatric and clinical psychology clinics
  • Group therapy and support programme providers

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You want a guaranteed Google ranking or a guaranteed number of leads. Nobody honest can promise either.
  • You need enquiries by next week and have nobody to answer them.
  • You want posts and reach reported, not enquiries and orders.

How it works

From your first message to the first report.

No open-ended retainer. Every step gives you something in writing.

  1. First

    Your brief

    You tell us what you need in a few short steps: your business, what you want, where enquiries come from and how they are handled.

  2. After the brief

    A conversation and a written scope

    We read it, then talk with whoever handles your enquiries. If you want our help, the scope, the fee and the reporting come in writing, and nothing starts before you have read them.

  3. Before work starts

    Baseline recorded

    Enquiries by source, reply time, conversion and cost per order, written down so every later report has an honest comparison.

  4. After the baseline

    The first fix goes live

    The fix we agreed to start with is put in place and measured against the baseline, whether that is reply time, a follow-up sequence, the page buyers land on or the handover between marketing and sales.

  5. As agreed

    Report against the baseline

    What moved, what did not, and what changes next, in plain words. How often you get it is set in writing before work starts.

  6. At renewal

    Renew on the numbers

    The term ends and you decide whether to continue from the results. The length is agreed in writing before anything starts.

How the follow up systems work runs

  1. 1

    Measure today's reply time

    From last month's enquiries, we measure how long each waited for a first reply and how many follow-ups it got.

  2. 2

    Agree targets and the sequence

    We set reply targets and the follow-up sequence with your team, based on its real hours and workload.

  3. 3

    Set up templates, tasks and ownership

    Templates, first-call questions, CRM tasks and named owners go live, with cover for leave and weekends.

  4. 4

    Track and adjust every month

    Reply time and follow-up completion are reported against the baseline, and the routine is changed where it is not kept.

Why us

Why owners pick GullySales over an agency.

  • Marketing and sales, as one job

    Most agencies stop at the enquiry. We also fix what happens after it: the reply, the follow-up, the quote and the CRM.

  • The person on the first call does the work

    No account managers in between. You are never handed to someone you have not met.

  • A baseline before anything starts

    Your numbers are written down on day one, so every later report compares against something honest.

  • The fee in writing, split three ways

    Our time, your media spend and production on separate lines. You always see what goes to us.

  • No guarantees we cannot keep

    The term is agreed in writing and never a default twelve months. We never promise a ranking or a lead count, because nobody controls those.

  • One office, and we say so

    Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru. We work across India by call and WhatsApp and travel when a session needs to be in person.

#257, 3rd floor, Sri Nanjundeshwara Complex, Nagarbhavi 8th Block, Outer Ring Road. How we work.

Your brief

Tell us what you need, and we will read it before we call.

Eight short steps about your business, what you want and who decides. Most questions are a tap, and you can skip any you would rather answer on the call.

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FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Should we send appointment reminders at all?
Yes, with care. Missed sessions cost the practice and the client, and a reminder helps. Ask at the outset which number and which channel is safe, keep the wording bare, and let anybody switch it off without giving a reason.
Is it appropriate to follow up somebody who never replied?
Once, gently, and then leave it. Some people write at two in the morning and decide against it by breakfast, and that decision deserves respect. A single message saying the door is open is kind. A second one is not.
Who should send the reminder, the therapist or the desk?
The desk can send routine reminders using a fixed, neutral wording agreed with the therapist. The therapist should write personally after a missed session or a difficult one. Record who sent what, and review the wording together so it never reveals a concern.
What if a client replies angrily to a follow-up?
Do not argue or defend. Reply once with a brief apology, say you will not message again and note it on the file. Tell the therapist, who can decide whether anything more is appropriate. The client's choice about contact comes first.
How do you handle marketing without using client stories?
Through the therapist, not the client. A page that explains your training, your approach and what a first session feels like does the work a testimonial does elsewhere. No identifiable client story is ever used.
Will this involve tracking individual clients?
No. Our reporting works at the level of enquiry volume and concern area, never by name, and we agree what is tracked before starting.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.

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