Running your solo therapy practice over time has become easier. You have your administrative systems. You have your referrals sources in place; marketing is effective, your caseload is full. You are only working the hours and days that suit you and the family well, and you have created a wonderful office space to work in. Then a call...
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It’s your turn to be the interviewer. You’ve screened the resumes and cover letters of applicants and selected who you believe might be good candidates. Questions to ask are critical to help you evaluate the interviewees and ultimately who you will hire as your Virtual Assistant (VA). Keep in mind yours and the interviewee’s time for a screening interview...
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nI get this question quite frequently, When did you decide to open a group practice? Then the next question I’m asked is Can you help me decide? Having a group practice was always the way I was going to build my business. I knew from the start that I didn’t want to create a solo practice. I knew that...
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“What gets measured gets improved?” Peter Drucker Drucker, a business guru and business management consultant who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush in 2002 has been crediting with saying that. However, there are also many others who are attributed with similar quotes. Despite who may have said this the meaning is what I...
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You have decided to write that blog, great. However, when you sit down at the computer you look at the blank screen and think “What should I write about?” You start to doubt yourself thinking “What do I know that others don’t?” You think, how long should my blog be anyway?” Now the hard part begins. Never fear I...
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By now you must have heard that blogging is important for your private practice? But I know what you’re thinking, “with all this practice building and seeing clients, blogging can’t be that important, right?” I would respond with a resounding No, blogging is essential. In fact, blogging is highly important for small business; especially for therapy practices. Here is...
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Today I work up thinking about Texas Like many of you I too have been seeing all the devastation and destruction of such vibrant cities. Therefore, my thoughts and prayers have been with Texas and now Louisiana. Since Harvey came swirling in with such force and dropping 51 inches of rain so quickly on Texas. It’s amazing to...
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In therapy schools, we are trained very well, and when we come out of graduate school, we are armed with Do and Don’t lists for providing quality therapy. Some topics on the To Do list are Join with the client where they are. This covers positive regard, genuinely engaging with the client, and communicate empathy. Build a therapeutic alliance. Trust building, communication, development...
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There is something predictable about change. It always happens. Today, I was in a meeting where the Board of Behavioral Science (BBS), the licensing board for MFT, SW, and PCC for the state of California called to provide updates on the laws and regulations. I thought I would share them with you. There will be a title change for...
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What? Are you sure? Do I need to buy that for my Private Practice? The above was the headline on my FaceBook feed last week. I usually scroll right by as I know that it’s a come on, an empty promise, and a way to get me to part with some hard-earned money. When I was a small...
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