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.
How You Can Make Mental Health Care More Accessible via Insurance Plans
Mental health care, for a lot of us, can mean the difference between thriving and just surviving. And even beyond the ongoing stigma surrounding the topic and lack of mainstream education, there are people who want help but simply can’t afford it. That’s where insurance plans come in.
A Guide to Healthcare Coverage in Private Practice (for Business Owners in the U.S.)
Where do you get healthcare coverage when you’re in private practice? When do you enroll? How do you pick a plan? How do you pay for it? Should you just stay at your job? Check out this FREE guide to learn more!
Social Media and Your Private Practice
As we continue to develop new ways to communicate and share our experiences, there are more opportunities to reduce mental health stigma. Platforms like Facebook and Instagram could be exactly what you need to get your message out to the world, and now’s your time to share it.
Starting Private Practice Strong - How Therapist Bootcamp Can Help!
You went to school to be a therapist, and you’re a great one, but you didn’t realize until you were ready to start your private practice that you practically need a business degree too! The numbers, marketing, hiring, what to charge — Ugh… It’s all SO much!
In this episode, Miranda and Kelly, along with some of our Bootcampers who’ve been there, share their stories, tell you where they are now in their businesses, and answer questions about how Bootcamp made the difference!
Changing Lives Through Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with Elliott
Elliott, MA, LPC, entered the mental health field with the belief that people don’t have to suffer, and over a 12-month period at his job at the time, he proved this to be true: 100% of the kids struggling with substance abuse graduated from their program when working with Elliott and avoided prison. To contrast, other therapists had only around a 50% success rate.
The approach to treatment he was using? Solution-Focused Brief Therapy.
What Is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy?
Differing from treatment methods commonly discussed in graduate school, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is an approach to supporting clients that focuses on problem-solving.
Mental health professionals often focus on working through the specific problems their clients are experiencing; however, SFBT shifts the approach so clinicians help clients in identifying the best solutions to issues and incorporating an effective plan of action to achieve those solutions.
3 Benefits of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) focuses on the solutions to problems, diverging from more traditional methods of therapy where you analyze the problems you or a client encounter.
If you’re looking to increase your accessibility as a mental health professional by offering more therapy options to the people you serve, SFBT could be an excellent addition to your practice.
Here are three benefits of SFBT!
Private Practice Business Entities with David
Starting a private practice involves somewhat of a learning curve, especially when it comes to business entities. David Frank, the founder of Turning Point Financial Life Planning, a business dedicated to helping therapists with their finances, made a guest appearance on the podcast to help answer your questions about business entities as they relate to mental health clinicians.
What Kind of Business Entity Do You Need as a Therapist?
So, you want to run your own private practice, but how do you register that business with your government? How do you decide which type of business is the best fit for you?
If you're considering establishing an LLC or S Corp, or if you've already established one and are a little foggy on all the details, we’re hosting a FREE webinar just for you!
Therapists in Private Practice: Steps in Burnout Prevention
With everything going on for the past year, burnout has been a real issue. We understand if you’re not feeling like yourself, and we want to help. But even if you’re not feeling burnout, it’s ESSENTIAL that you know how to prevent it (otherwise it could affect your health and business!).
Training for Therapists: Webinars, Courses, Certifications, and CEs
You have probably noticed that time and energy are your most important, and most limited, resources as a therapist. Most of us start with boundless energy in this profession, and then we learn that this energy fades- even though the love and passion for the work do not. As long as we respect our time and energy, we can maintain this love of the work, but otherwise, we suffer from burnout.
Streamlining the Virtual Hiring Process
Teresa, founder of Hire Ventures, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, works with small business owners to simplify all things HR and Recruiting.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have made the shift to virtual hiring. Teresa shared with us the impact virtual hiring can have on the onboarding process, and the benefit of defining a successful hiring framework.
“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.