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.
The #1 Way to Impress Current and Future Clients
Your clients need to trust you. Most therapeutic interventions are based on a solid foundation of trust that allow the change and transformation to happen. We want to impress upon clients who needs us that they can trust us. So how do we do that? Here is the #1 way to impress not only your future clients, but your current clients as well.
Virtual Assistants for Therapists
Always love sharing interviews and podcasts with y'all that relate to getting you more confident to create your happy practice! Today we are going to be talking about virtual assistants and outsourcing. We are going to be sharing fun ways you can start outsourcing from the VERY beginning (with a TINY budget) as well as how to interview someone for full-blown outsourcing.
Return on Investment Calculator for Therapists
Therapists I have something important to tell you. You have limits. You only have so much time, energy, and money. Even more alarming? That time, energy, and money not only has to run a successful business- it also has to fund a happy life! There are VERY few great therapists who lead miserable, burned out lives!
Return on Investment for Therapists
Today we are going to talk about return on investment. I want to teach you how this silly "business-ey" term could change your life. And no, not just make you more money- but change your life.
Starting a Counseling Practice - A Beginner's Guide
"Give me anything you can to help me start my private practice."
Every week we receive emails from therapists asking about how to get started in their practices. There is great value in getting information from someone who has been there and done that. Yet, we all have our own unique journey. What works for one person, may not work for another. This is why we created a 10 part series that was featured on Pro Psych Central. It is a great compliment to our free trainings and most articles come with a free download to help you integrate what is taught.
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.
5 Causes of Freak Out in Private Practice
How do you feel when the phone stops ringing? or when referrals start to slow?
Maybe you are comfortable riding the wave and don’t feel anxiety or worry. If that is you! I am so happy you aren't struggling and hope you can share below your wisdom on how you have learned to cope with change. This is so very important as a business owner.
Others of you might actually have a little freak out or your brain might activate the chicken little inside - landing you on google looking for employment.
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:
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?
The Initial Consultation: 6 Lessons Learned from Shoe Shopping
Straight from the podiatrist with a nice limp in my step, nursing such severe plantar fasciitis that I couldn’t manage it on my own any longer, I walked into a shoe store. Not just any foot store, but a fancy running shoe store that felt all together intimidating.
Here’s what you need to know about me. I wear a size 11 shoe and have since I was in 5th grade, so finding shoes is not really all that fun for me. I prefer to spend my money on travel and fun stuff with my family. So for me to go into an expert shoe store means I was in pain and needed help.
Here's the rest of the story and why it matters to YOU....
“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.