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A blog for therapists looking to build a successful, cash-pay private practice.
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Paid Family Leave
But with advance planning, good communication, and strong boundaries, you’ll be able to navigate this exciting and life-changing time in your personal and professional life.
Intake Paperwork + Social Media Policy
Let’s face it, your clients look you up online. Often, clients will do this before they even set foot in your office. This means it’s your responsibility to identify your social media policy and establish your boundaries with any clients in a timely manner. I would even suggest discussing your social media policy with clients…
Effective Networking: Using your Passions to Build Your Dream Private Practice
Effective Networking means intentionality when it comes to things we already do, like being part of our community!
How to Conquer Marketing Fears
One of the most common reasons why therapists have difficulty building their private practice is fear. Many of us spend hours each week helping our clients conquer their fears, but when it comes to getting out of our comfort zones and sharing our professional selves with the community, we falter. Here are three things to…
Navigating Health Insurance for Your Private Practice: A Comprehensive Guide
One of the big hurdles to clear when making the leap into private practice is researching, choosing, and signing up for your own health insurance. If you’re coming from a group practice that offered group health insurance, it can be a daunting task not only to navigate the options but to add that line-item to…
Demystifying the Financial Complexities of Private Practice with Heard
In my most recent episode of The Private Practice Pro Podcast, I speak with Andrew Riesen, the CEO of Heard, a financial back-office for therapists breaking out on their own. If you are feeling overwhelmed by the financial aspects of starting your own practice, this episode is for you. Andrew’s experience as a financial accountant,…
TikTok Therapists: Maddie Spear on Why More Therapists Should Create Content
Click here to learn Maddie’s best tips and advice on creating digital courses, engaging with clients online, and using social media to grow your practice. In my most recent episode of The Private Practice Pro Podcast, I speak with Maddie Spear, LCSW, Owner of Flourish Wellness PLLC, about all things social media, content creation, and…
The Good Faith Estimate
The legal side of healthcare can often feel out of reach to those of us who don’t have the time or expertise needed to decipher pages and pages of technical language. When it comes to translating that into our daily lives, staying informed on advancements within provider/patient relationships, and what changes to look for, often…
Entrepreneurship & Motherhood: The Real Costs of Starting a Business
Building a thriving private practice (or any business) doesn’t happen overnight… and you certainly can’t do it alone! Aside from a genuine passion for the business you’re starting, you’ll need lots of support to get it up and running. Support from your partner, family, and other therapists who want to grow and succeed just like…
Finding Congruence: Integrating the Therapist and the Human
Being a human AND a therapist is challenging! Despite having our own issues to deal with, our purpose is still to help others. That’s where congruence is key. Whether you’re an associate therapist or decades into your career, it’s important to find congruence between your therapist self and your human self. But what does that…
Blazers to Trailblazing: A New Era for Therapists
Lacy Warne, LMFT left the blazer behind in pursuit of widespread, authentic connection. But don’t worry – if you love your blazer, we won’t judge. Kelley and Lacy share their own self-made barriers to success: from decision paralysis to plateaus in passion. How personal and professional triumph over them becomes the most powerful asset in…
Five Free Ways to Market Your Private Practice
If there’s one thing I can guarantee, it is that you will never regret surrounding yourself with intelligent, entrepreneurial, and clinically-gifted therapists who value ethics. Marketing trends are volatile and sometimes unpredictable, but therapy still remains highly based on the concept of mentorship. So, it’s no wonder why having a diverse network of therapists whose experience is available to draw from is vital