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Miranda Palmer 5/23/24 Miranda Palmer 5/23/24

American Counseling Association Survey: Should Counselors Be in Private Practice?

In this article, we review findings from the American Counseling Association's (ACA) latest Counseling Workforce Survey, discuss the financial challenges counselors face, and explore the potential for improved earnings and work-life balance through private practice.

Miranda Palmer 6/15/20 Miranda Palmer 6/15/20

Free CEUs for Therapists, Counselors, Psychologists, and Social Workers

There’s nothing like a great training that inspires you and changes you as a therapist from the inside out. Sometimes those trainings qualify for continuing education units; sometimes they don’t.

Whether you’re on a budget, only need a few last-minute CEs, or you’re looking for a great CE course, we have you covered. Below, find a list of FREE CE courses that we’ve compiled and will continue to update. If you know of a great FREE CE course, feel free to add it in the comments to have it considered for inclusion!

Kelly Higdon 9/1/16 Kelly Higdon 9/1/16

Advocacy in Private Practice with guest Benjamin, PsyD

I reached out to Ben because I needed to learn about what it means to be an advocate in our field. Sure, I advocate for our businesses to grow because that means more people get help and more therapists stay in the field in which they are gifted.

Miranda Palmer 3/19/15 Miranda Palmer 3/19/15

4 Awesome Lessons from the American Counseling Association Conference

#1. Get to know people.

Don't just focus on trading business cards or looking for people that can support you- focus on really getting to know people you are drawn to. Let relationships develop naturally and you might be amazed at some of the opportunities that will develop. Example: I met an amazing presenter and private practice owner from Russia and was able to sit down and interview him about positive psychotherapy and the challenges of developing a private practice in Russia (not much different than the rest of the World!) To do this week: Call 2 people in your area and really attempt to get to know them.

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