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Stop Shaming Therapists: Why Therapists Who Leave Insurance Panels Are the Opposite of Greedy
In this article, we explore the unfair criticism therapists face when stepping away from insurance panels and why their decision is about sustainability, integrity, and better client care, not greed.
Are Third-Party Credentialing Platforms a Lifeline or a Trap? A Deeper Look at the Ethics and Sustainability of Alma, Headway, and Grow Therapy
In this article, we dive into the ethical and financial dilemmas therapists face when using third-party platforms like Alma and Headway, exploring whether these services truly support sustainable practice—or if they ultimately undermine therapists' autonomy and financial well-being.
Anonymous Insurance Nightmares: When TRICARE Stops Paying and What You Can Do
Therapists nationwide are facing financial crises as TRICARE payments stall, leaving small practices struggling to survive—learn what’s happening, how providers are fighting back, and what you can do to protect your practice.
Audits and Records Requests with Barbara
Learn about the inevitability of getting audited, whether you should fear therapist audits, why it’s so important to have clear notes and take control of your billing, and a few reasons why therapists are so afraid of audits.
CPT Codes 101: What Every Therapist Needs to Know
Discover how to become a coding and billing master in this blog!
How to Ask for a Raise When You’re Underpaid: Insurance Edition
Learn more about the downsides of insurance panels in private practice and how to negotiate a raise from insurance providers.
Your 2023 Plan to Keep Up With Progress Notes
Learn how to create a plan to get you (and your employees) feeling confident about clinical documentation.
Business School for Therapists Q&A
Learn about determining your next steps in practice, accepting (or getting off) insurance, building client-generating websites, and acquiring an NPI for starting group therapy (we go over what this means and if you need one for your stage in practice).
Ditching Some (or All) Insurance as a Private Practice Owner
Accepting insurance brings a third party into the therapeutic relationship. Learn how to find the balance on when to say "YES" and when to say "NO" to insurance contracts!
How You Can Make Mental Health Care More Accessible via Insurance Plans
Mental health care, for a lot of us, can mean the difference between thriving and just surviving. And even beyond the ongoing stigma surrounding the topic and lack of mainstream education, there are people who want help but simply can’t afford it. That’s where insurance plans come in.
Starting a Counseling Practice Part 5: Getting Paid
While we are in the midst of bootcamp, we are continuing our series of starting a counseling practice. This series is meant to inspire but also to give you specific resources and tools to help you in your practice.
When you start your private practice, part of your business plan is to decide your procedures around payment for your services because you need money to run a business. Before you form your payment policies, first you want to know the types of payments you accept.
Insurance Contracts 101
We have a reputation. It is true. We have a reputation as the gals who help people get off of insurance panels. In fact, some people talk to us and say "we know you hate insurance." While the former is partially accurate, the latter is not even remotely accurate.
Our goal is to help educate therapists in private practice to be informed and successful business owners. Sometimes, insurance is a great fit for a private practice, sometimes it is not. Taking insurance in your practice is entering into an ongoing relationship with the insurance company. And like any good therapist- we believe you should enter relationships after clear communication!
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