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.
Interview with Clair
Clair is a hybrid buzz strategist for talented solopreneurs that want to boost their online presence. Through her live streams, posts and coaching, Clair spices up your approach on becoming visible online and how you operate your personal brand-- while making sure you're attracting your dream opportunities, charge higher prices while spending less time on your business.
Interview with Vonda
Thank you to Vonda, founder of Nutrition is Therapy, for distilling your knowledge about nutrition and it's role in psychotherapy.
This is a must listen for any therapist who is in private practice and is feeling stuck with their clients.
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.
Advocacy in Private Practice with guest Benjamin, PsyD
I reached out to Ben because I needed to learn about what it means to be an advocate in our field. Sure, I advocate for our businesses to grow because that means more people get help and more therapists stay in the field in which they are gifted.
Giving Back - Interview with Paul of Open Path Psychotherapy Collective
This is an interview for anyone in private practice. W Sliding scale fees are common in practice but what Open Path is doing for access in the private practice sector - well you have to listen to hear about how good it is!
The First Phone Call - What to do!
In today's Q&A, Kathleen asks, "What is the best way to turn a potential client inquiry call into an appointment?" This is an important question because the answer is where your clinical process meets your business process. Find out more by taking a listen!
Live Q&A - Office Space and Tax Write Offs
Want to know how to pick the ideal client location? Can those sliding scale fees be a write off? Here is the answers to your questions.
Here's the link to the reference on how to write off your dining.
Out of the Box Practice - An Interview with Rachel of Sage Parenting
When I met Rachel and heard her story, I just had to share it with you. Here is a person who has created a life and business that fits for her While her path has been one that is not traditional, I love how she talks about how it has actually opened up more opportunity and expanded her work.
So if you are wanting to learn from someone who is building a practice that is doesn't fit the mold of brick and mortar, butt in chair, this is a must listen!
Check out Rachel at Sage Parenting.
The Process of Transformation in Your Business
You started your practice from scratch. You feel a passion about the work you do and how you help others. As your practice starts to grow, what worked when you started may not be what is working now. Join in with me as I talk with Howard Spector from SimplePractice as we discuss how to deal with changes in your business even positive changes that can be stressful.
The Impact of Video in Practice
Want to know how to increase your ranking in google? Want to make an impact on your community? Think video is only for introverts?
Ernesto Segismundo, LMFT, Founder of Fylmit.com covers all of these topics and more in our interview. You can check out his work and join his online group of therapists for free at Fylmit.com
Real Life Stories of Building a Private Practice
Rebecca is the founder of Connectfulness where she works with individuals, couples and therapists. This is a real down to earth interview if you want to hear what it is really like to do private practice - the ups and the downs, Rebecca is totally honest.
Website Conversion - Keys to Making Your Website Do The Work for You!
he key to a website is that it turns the visitors into clients, but how does it do that? Perry Rosenbloom from Brighter Vision shares a few simple strategies that can make a huge difference in how your website can help grow your business.
Brighter Vision builds therapist websites and help maintain them - perfect for someone that wants to have a person help them with updating and managing their website. They are launching a podcast that you can check out here:
http://www.brightervision.com/category/podcast/
Brighter Vision is also a sponsor of the Most Awesome Conference and in honor of this - they have created a special deal if you want to try them out:
“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.