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.
State of Therapy: Why Therapists Feel Trapped by Insurance: The Power and Control Wheel, Reframed
A colleague told us recently that he missed our laughter; he'd noticed the fun had gone thin on the podcast. He was right.
Both of us come out of domestic violence work, so we know the power and control wheel well. On a whim, we held it up against what therapists are living inside the insurance system right now, and went wedge by wedge. Once you see the pattern on paper, you can't un-see it.
We Adapted the Duluth Power and Control Wheel for Insurance Companies and Therapists. Here's Why.
The denials, the clawbacks, the gaslighting letters: none of it is random. We adapted the Duluth Power and Control Wheel to name the coordinated pattern of power and control insurance companies and venture-backed platforms are using against therapists, told through real stories and documented examples, with guidance on safety planning, leaving panels, and systemic change.
Therapy Transcripts Are Being Subpoenaed in Court: What Every Therapist Needs to Know
A woman's private therapy messages, typed to her therapist through an app, were subpoenaed and used against her in court by her former employer. It is not a hypothetical, and it is not only a Talkspace problem. Kelly Higdon and Miranda Palmer break down the Kamrass v. AdventHealth case, why therapist-client privilege does not protect what you think it does, why "HIPAA compliant" is more marketing than protection, and the concrete steps you can take to guard your clients' data.
Starting a Private Practice in Counseling Checklist
Get a FREE step-by-step checklist and trainings to help you start a counseling practice that gets seen by the right people!
SimplePractice Terms and Conditions Changes - What EVERY Therapist (or Client) Should Know
Learn about the major changes to SimplePractice’s terms and conditions + electronic health record alternatives.
How to Ask for a Raise When You’re Underpaid: Insurance Edition
Learn more about the downsides of insurance panels in private practice and how to negotiate a raise from insurance providers.
Starting a Private Practice With a Business Partner: Lessons from Allison and Amanda
Three years ago, Allison and Amanda were tired, overworked, and stuck on insurance panels at a generalist group practice - here's how they built something completely different, together, on their own terms.
5 Steps to Find Out How Many Clients Need You
I was making a presentation to the Seattle Division of the Washington Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and made a statement to the audience: "There are more than enough clients to fill every single practice of all of you- and all of the other private practice therapists in Seattle."
Starting a Private Therapy Practice in California
You want to open a private therapy practice in California, but you’re not sure where to start and whether the market is too saturated. Check out this post to get started in practice!
Professional Will for Therapists: Why "I'll Deal With It Later" Isn't Enough
Therapists get sick, get hurt, and die, and when they do, someone has to call the clients, secure the records, and close the practice, often while grieving. This guest post from Robyn Miller, Ph.D., founder of TheraClosure, shares what she learned stepping in as a practice executor for two colleagues, and what every therapist should have ready before they need it. A professional will isn't morbid paperwork; it's infrastructure, the same as your fees, contracts, and insurance.
Best Website Builder for Therapists
Learn all about why zynnyme recommends Squarespace as the best website builder for therapists thanks to their easy-to-navigate features and custom themes.
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