One of the main reasons that people leave the public health sector in order to start their own private practice is to take back control of their time. Hospitals and other medical facilities are extraordinarily demanding, often with long hours day and night and work that does not last or end through a typical 9 […]
Running a New Practice: You Don’t Have to Do it All Yourself Read More »
We know what it’s like to be a therapist. We may even know what it’s like to be a client. But we often forget what it’s like to be someone that *needs* a therapist – someone that has to make a decision that will potentially have a significant effect on their mental health. This is
What is a “Digital Footprint” and Why Does it Matter? Read More »
Starting a business – any business – takes work. Lots of work. Sometimes, a lot more work than we’re used to. It’s not that we’re “lazy” or any of those terms that reflect negatively on our personalities. It’s just that we (especially those of us in the psychotherapy world) are trained specifically to quiet down,
Bringing Performance Psychology Into Growing Your Practice and Yourself Read More »
Growing any business requires customers, and therapy is no different. In some cases, especially as you’re first starting out, you are going to feel like you’re in survival mode – like you need to accept any patient you can find in order to keep the lights on. In some ways, that’s true. It is very
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Therapy is a naturally personal career. We get to know our clients on an individual level and, whether intentionally or not, they get to know us. Therapy is almost like a friendship in that way, and while we may be able to maintain emotional distance, charge fees, and separate the personal from the professional, it
A Therapist and a Brand: Why You Need to Be Marketing Yourself Read More »
Required Annual Audit The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal law that requires any provider who transmits protective health information via digital means to meet a set of national standards that ensures your clients’ privacy. One of the many requirements is that all organizations who are considered covered entities
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Every day, I meet with professionals online and in my office who struggle mightily to get things done. I hear about projects that don’t get themselves finished, bills that don’t get themselves paid, marketing calls that don’t get themselves initiated, vacations that don’t get themselves planned, dishes that don’t get themselves washed, reports that don’t
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“Workin’ 9 to 5, what a way to make a living…” Do you ever feel like the lyrics to Dolly Parton’s classic song “9 to 5” are a distant dream when you think about your private practice? Have you, like me, been told that success in private practice means working nights and weekends, essentially working
Overworking in Private Practice? Just Working 9 to 5 Read More »
Introduction: A Superhero’s Journey to Self-Care In the world of private practice, there’s a prevailing myth that to succeed, you must work insane hours and bend over backward to please everyone. It’s almost as if private practitioners are expected to be real-life superheroes, always at the beck and call of their clients. But as any
Private Practice Superheroes: Self-Care, Not Superhuman Feats Read More »
Have you ever believed in a certain financial myth so strongly that it held you back from pursuing your dreams? I used to be in the same boat. I thought I had to clear my debt before launching my private practice, and I wasn’t alone in this belief. Google searches seemed to confirm this conventional
Myth: Clearing Debt Before Launching Your Private Practice Read More »
