Expanding Your Solo Private Practice: Hiring Another Therapist
Are you a therapist with a thriving solo private practice, and looking to expand your private practice?
Avoid These 5 Common Financial Mistakes Made by Private Practice Therapists
Discover the top financial blunders therapists often make in their private practices. Learn how to differentiate business and personal expenses, prioritize long-term savings, manage financial risk, create a succession plan, and take ownership of your financial journey. Avoid these pitfalls and ensure a prosperous future for both your practice and your clients.
Late Cancellations, No Shows, and Late Arrivals in Private Practice
How should you handle late cancellations, no shows, and late arrivals in your private practice therapy business? Having policies and procedures in place for how to handle late cancellations, no shows, and late arrivals is an essential part of running a sustainable private practice. This article features applicable templates to get you started. As a…
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…
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…
Common Tax Write-Offs for Private Practice Therapists
Also known as tax deductions, write-offs are the expenses you incur for your business that offset your earnings. In this article I share how I manage this aspect of my busness.
Back to School Marketing Tips for Therapists
September and October are big referral times for therapists who see kids, teens, young adults, families, and college/graduate students. Why? Heading back to school after a summer vacation has the potential to be pretty stressful for most students, and the long-term effects of the pandemic on the mental wellbeing of students only exacerbates this stress….
Three Reasons to List Your Therapy Fee On Your Private Practice Webpage
One of the questions therapists often ask is whether cash-based therapists should list their fees on their private practice web pages. Although many therapists have different opinions on this topic, I am a firm believer in listing your therapy fee on your webpage. Many therapists fear that listing their fees on their webpage will cause…
3 Tips for Starting a Therapy Private Practice
Establishing a private therapy practice doesn’t have to be difficult. If you are a counselor, psychologist, or marriage and family therapist ready to make the private practice leap, this post will give you three tips to get started. Tip One: Your Therapy Private Practice Can Start Small Many therapists have the false belief that they…
Why Therapists Should Communicate with Referral Source
One of the most important parts of continuing to build your private practice is communicating with your referral sources. Regardless of whether you are an LMFT, LPCC, or PsyD, it’s essential to communicate with the professionals who refer to your private practice. Communicating well with your referral sources accomplishes the following: Each one of your…
