Private Practice Blog for Therapists
Hundreds of articles on building, growing, and sustaining your private practice — written by therapists, for therapists. Not recycled generic business advice.
Therapists & Taxes: Do This BEFORE December 31st!
We hear you. The last thing you want to think about while doing holiday shopping is paying taxes... especially since it might feel like taxes aren't something to think about until AFTER this year ends.
However, as a business owner, the rules have changed. Actually, the rules have become more important! As you begin to make more of a profit in your business, the self-employment taxes REALLY start to add up. However, there are LOTS of ways to legally and ethically reduce the amount of taxes you owe. However, you only have until December 31st of this year to do it!
Free Webinar: Multiple Streams of Income for Therapists
November 18th at 11am PST- Noon PST we will be presenting a free training for therapists on how to move Beyond the Couch. Learn what you need to do now to prepare for going beyond the couch later. How to ensure you give your clients the best services, and how to ensure you don't end up spinning your wheels for no reason!
How do you find therapist conferences?
I never knew how many therapist conferences there were until I started actively looking for them. To be honest, I had always assumed there were just a few conferences for therapists a year. I mean... we are therapists! Yes, there would always be lots of random trainings- but an entire conference?
Hundreds of Therapist Conferences
There are literally hundreds of therapist conferences every year! Conferences can be a fabulous way to get away and get some excellent training... or they can be a huge waste of time and energy. You can be stuck sitting in entry level trainings that never get to the meat. Or, like me you could watch someone cry on command as part of their sales pitch process to the attendees- ick!
When Vision and Reality Won’t Cooperate
You got into private practice with dreams of what it would mean for you personally and professionally.
Talking about your vision, gives you a road map to making decisions in your life and business. If you one day want to be in private practice solely or have a family that travels, you are going to make decisions today that will get you closer to those dreams.
In our bootcamp, we have bootcampers go through this exercise. In fact, we have a webinar on it every year. It is a powerful exercise. And every year we get asked –
What do I do if I can’t have what I want?
Financial Planning in Private Practice
Maybe you have your tax planning, retirement, disability coverage and cash flow all figured out. But if you don't, this is for you. This is to encourage you to start learning, even in baby steps. I (Kelly) used to find this stuff intimidating. So I've reached out for support and every year, it gets better. I don't feel so fearful and I know what is currently going on in my business while I am reaching new personal and professional financial goals.
Quiz: Should I Go Paperless? (Updated)
Here is a quiz to find out if going paperless might be the right decision for you: Are you a therapist, counselor, or psychologist trying to wade through all of the options for going paperless? Here is a quiz to find out if going paperless might be the right decision for you:
Announcement: NBCC CE Hours for Fall 2015 Bootcamp
One of the most surprising thing for our bootcamper attendees is how much of the material that is covered is clinical in nature. But it is business... but it is clinical...
Is Business School Bootcamp Business or Clinical Training?
The truth is, Kelly and I are therapists first and business people second. We see the connection between business practices and clinical practice. While being an ineffective business person doesn't make a bad therapist.... it doesn't allow you to practice being an amazing therapist.Your business inefficiencies, your money blocks, your marketing frustration- it will all get in the way of being a completely awesome therapist.
5 Simple Ways to Make Your Next Blog Post Readable, Shareable, and Worth Everyone’s Time
You’re doing this 21st century therapist thing right.
You’ve established a niche. You’ve set fair fees and confidently ask clients to pay you what you’re worth. You’re building relationships as your build professional expertise.
And, of course, because you’ve embraced the internet and its unprecedented ability to connect people with solutions, you’ve launched a website and started a blog.
Congratulations! You started a blog! Um, pardon me for prying, but are you sustaining that blog?
Vacations in Private Practice
As I am wrapping up bootcamp interviews for the end of the year, one of the questions I often ask potential bootcampers is "How many weeks do you want to take off per year?"
The most popular response? "um....." Hesitation.
When we teach you how to plan your fees, part of the equation is looking at how many weeks off per year you will not be working. Why? We all need to be taking a vacation. It is good for you, good for our community, and good for your clients! With planning you can take time off without worry.
Why you can't or don't want to select your niche
You are an amazing, inclusive therapist! We get it! However, you cannot be everything to everyone. I would guess that 90% of people who attend our free niche webinar come out the other side inspired about niching. Yes, even the ones that were VERY skeptical on the outset.
Why is niching so important?
Ultimately, niching is really about getting clear about connecting and empathizing with your client! Therapists are great at that, and during the 1 hour training we are going to help you tap into this amazing skill and allow yourself to step into your confidence as a clinician. And no, we won't ask you to pigeon-hole yourself! This is ALL about great clinical work- and ALL about the clients, and ALL about self-care.
5 Reasons Why You Should Join Bootcamp
You may have thought about joining our bootcamp or this might be the first time you have heard of it. You can learn more about it here.
So I wanted to breakdown the top 5 reason why you should consider bootcamp.
5. Start Now. We give immediate access to an initial consult script and jumpstart modules so you can start working on your practice immediately.
4. Current Training. Every round of bootcamp (twice a year) parts of the trainings are up dated to stay current and relevant with what is going on in the business and marketing world.
Therapists: Be a Visionary
You are a visionary. How do I know? Because you are a therapist. When I told people what I did for a living, I would often get responses like "I could never sit and listen to people's problems all day!" The truth is, we know that good therapy isn't about just listening to people's problems- it is about sitting in truth with another human and holding the vision of what can be.
You have a vision for every client who walks through your door. No- this doesn't mean you are trying to fit your client into your box of how they should be. But, you know what it looks like when someone is unfettered, when they make that shift to owning their life, being intentional, and enjoying it. When you see them shift from being a victim of experiences, circumstances, or limitations to an empowered person who is going to live their life in the best way they know how.
“BST was the best investment I have made in myself. I went from working 45-50 hours per week to working 25 hrs, doubling my income,” Cyndi
What if this really could change everything?
You don’t have to decide today.
Just get on the interest list and we’ll walk you through what Business School for Therapists is, what it includes, and how it’s helped thousands of therapists get their life (and income) back.