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The Fee-Setting Conversation in Private Practice with Lisabeth
Kelly Higdon and Miranda Palmer coach Lisabeth on setting and talking about her session fee in a way that supports her financial goals AND gives potential clients space in the conversation.
Getting Unstuck in Your Private Practice Processes with Dr. Corrie
Private Practice Experts Kelly Higdon and Miranda Palmer coach Dr. Corrie through her internal resistance and discomfort around business processes and creating a practice that works for her.
No-Shows, Discharge Policies, and Disaster Plans in Private Practice
Get your questions answered around charging for no-shows/late cancellations, setting up discharge policies, and planning for disasters as a private practice owner.
How to Grow a Private Practice with Less Effort
Learn more about the value of having clearly defined private practice processes that support the well-being of you as a mental health clinician AND the clients you serve.
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.
Group Practice Discussion Panel
Learn about hiring practices and the difference between contractors and employees + get insight into what it looks like to make adjustments to policies, processes, marketing, and your group practice vision!
Success Story: Sara
Sara provides LGBTQ+ affirming therapy for individuals, couples, teens and families in Long Beach, CA alongside her team at Prospect Therapy. She specializes in transgender affirming care across the lifespan, high-functioning anxiety and perfectionism, first-generation and bicultural Americans, and LGBTQ+ couples therapy.
How were you feeling before you signed up for bootcamp?: Overwhelmed but determined. I had a few things going for me before I signed up for bootcamp: I had the privilege of a full time job, so I could start my practice slowly and not out of urgency. I also knew that I was ready to do hard work and learn independently. I didn't think it would be "a few simple steps," which was good to know going in. However, the more I clicked around online, read advice articles, and watched videos, the more overwhelming it all got. That cycle of "the more you know, the more you realize you don't know" started getting to me. I looked for programs that would let me be flexible about what I wanted to do, but also give me a roadmap and some guidance so I could take steps in the most effective order.
Tidying Up My Practice Step 4: Time Management and Processes
Starting and growing a private practice can be a real time suck. There are so many things to accomplish and to balance the management of the business along with the clinical work, well it’s often something we don’t plan for. So all the management stuff gets shoved in between appointments with clients, or late nights after the kids have gone to bed.
In the beginning, it can be fun. It’s like finding a new love. You are all excited and have a new found energy. But over time, you get comfortable and maintaining that kind of energy long term can really wear you down.
Essential End of Year Private Practice Checklist
We are coming to the end of the year. This is a wonderful time to assess, re-assess, get organized, and a make a great plan for next year. So today, we are going to share a checklist of items to assess. Most of these items could be a blog article by themselves, so for today we are just going to make one handy-dandy list as a starting point!
Non-Compete Agreements in Private Practice with Guest Lisa
Imagine you join a group practice, as an employee or contractor, and you are asked to sign a non-compete agreement. This means if you leave the practice you cannot create a business that "competes" within a certain mile radius or serving the same clients. These non-competes all vary, but more and more we are hearing therapists being asked to sign them.
You might feel confused, scared, or just too overwhelmed to care because you need the work right now.
I invited Lisa, a Legal Coach® and Attorney, to answer some basic questions about non-compete agreements in the mental health world. Here is what she had to say.
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