Holistic health practitioners: How to navigate these common challenges with getting MD referrals

By Chen Yen | March 10, 2026 |
Getting referrals from MDs is one of the few approaches to grow your practice without having to be constantly marketing or posting on social media.  Once you get it going, you can be getting referrals 3 mo, 6 mo, or a year from now.
 
But here’s what some of you wrote in:
​”They don’t care about my services when I tell them I don’t take insurance”
“get nervous that they won’t take me seriously, feel they look down on me that I’m not as ‘smart’ as them”
“fear of rejection & not wanting to be pushy”

“I know how busy they are, so I feel pressure to somehow make it worth their time, but not sure how to do that effectively”

From my experience of having worked in the conventional medical setting, in hospital, outpatient, having seen the insides of Merck & the FDA & seeing what gets doctors to refer & what doesn’t, I share how to navigate common challenges with getting MD referrals.

Click on the play button below to watch as ​I ​share how to navigate these common challenges ​as ​a ​holistic ​health ​practitioner.  How to get more MD referrals.

Check out 7:49 where I give you something you can use right away if an MD says they won’t refer because you don’t accept insurance.

For acupuncturists, chiropractors, naturopathic doctors, health coaches, therapists, nurse practitioners, and functional medicine practitioners who would love to grow their practice faster:

Click to check out how I separately address navigating: “Drs don’t seem to refer or take my profession seriously“.

🎁 Click here for the FREE Masterclass on How to Get 3-5 New Patients/wk from MD Referrals.
 
🎁 Click here for the FREE Masterclass on the step-by-step system to bring in a consistent flow of new patients by becoming in demand without having to post constantly on social media.

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