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.
Free Meditation for Stressed Out Therapists
Therapists are needed today. But, many are fearful about business, finances, and unsure what the next step is. We have a free meditation for you today. Give yourself 15 minutes to listen.
We also talk to several therapists who share their hearts and what is happening in their private practices right now and how they are coping and what is working. Press play and give it a listen.
“Thank you so much, Kelly & Miranda! I learned so much from this session.” “thank you- I needed that today! tension in my body dropped by 4pts!” “Stress level down by 3!”
COVID-19 Plan for Therapists: Questions, Answers, and Guidelines
Whether you are currently in an area where more stringent guidelines have been set by your local government or not, there are real questions coming up for therapists in private practice related to being prepared if:
A client has returned from a high risk area
A client comes in sick
If you have a client who tells you that they’ve tested positive for COVID-19
A client has a family member who has tested positive for COVID-19
You or one of your staff are in a high-risk population
Your local government puts restrictions or bans on leaving the house
If your client, or their child is quarantined
Local school closures for your clients or your children
Full Private Practice - What does that mean?
Ever wonder if your private practice is really full?
Sometimes you might think:
I have to be super busy to be full…
I have to have to have x amount of sessions to be full…
My friend sees 10 more clients a week than me, I guess I’m not full..
Full doesn't mean successful. You could have a ton of clients and be charging a fee that is all over the place or doesn’t allow you to run a business optimally, or take care of you optimally.
Full doesn't mean happy. You could be seeing a ton of clients that are not the right fit, sessions that drain you and lead to more stress and burnout.
Full doesn't mean great outcomes. You could be seeing a ton of clients with high turnover, high drop out rates and low outcomes with clients.
Training Updates from Houston, TX
We were delighted to be invited by the Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to present at their Private Practice Success conference last week. We met therapists at all stages of private practice and got to support them through trainings and conversations. Therapists earned CE units learning about how to set an ethical fee and charge it with integrity to get better outcomes with clients, and how to market to create better clinical outcomes.
We LOVED (and hated) having therapists come up to us after our trainings and say “I wish I’d heard this information 10 years ago!”
7 Key Processes Every Private Practice Needs
Processes can seem soooooo boring but they are critical to your business running smoothly. You can probably tell by the length of the video, it’s important to us to help you get these locked down for your private practice.
The Fabulous Free App for Therapists in Private Practice
Some of you were around back in 2015 when Kelly and I developed an app. We thought about it for a long time, but we just weren’t sure if it was the right time. Custom apps can start at $5,000 and go all the way up to $30,000 or more! Finally, we decided to take the leap and found a developer that would help us with this.
Innovation in Private Practice
Your Private Practice is an Opportunity
Our hope for you is to create a private practice that provides stellar outcomes for clients, increases accessibility to good mental health care. It takes innovation and creativity as well as attunement to provide services that are uniquely your own. It is NECESSARY if we want to reduce stigma, help people heal and shift their family trees and change the story for not only themselves but for their generation and communities
First Step to Planning In Your Private Practice
Maybe you started out the year with a ton of great intentions and expectations. All of those hopes turned into a to-do list, projects and goals. As you face another year of running your private practice, you start to list your intentions for what’s to come.
What is the Absolute FASTEST Way to Fill Your Practice?
To be successful in private practice, you need a steady stream of clients. You can have the most beautiful office, an amazing website, a great location, and fabulous skills to help people, but if nobody is calling... you don’t have a viable business. Here’s the fastest way to fill your practice and change that!
No-Show Policy: The Dos and Don’ts of Client No-Shows in Your Private Practice
The clock ticks past the hour and your client isn’t there. You wait. You stare at the couch (maybe contemplate taking a nap) and your anticipation builds. Are they not showing up for their appointment?
It happens. People miss appointments. Heck, I’ve missed appointments. For some practices it happens often, and for others it’s something they worry will happen. More often than not, the worry is because every late cancellation or no-show has been handled on a case by case basis and there are no processes in place.
Top Advice for 2019 From Therapists in Private Practice
Get the top advice for building a private practice in 2019 from therapists across the country!
How to Increase Income in Private Practice
Ok... let's start by saying this: Private practice is not a get rich quick scheme. This article isn't about making 40k in 2 days, or being salesy, sketchy, or unethical in the name of building your private practice.
But, some of you are struggling financially. And that struggle is making it difficult or impossible to maintain being in private practice and working with the clients who desperately need you. Or, at the very least... not making a decent income is making you seriously question your life's work, or making you feel burnt out and exhausted and sucking the joy out of the work that you love. You might need to make some changes and some decisions to get money flowing in your practice in a more meaningful way. And let's be honest- you might need to happen relatively quickly.
“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.