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Barbara Griswold, LMFT

Barbara Griswold, LMFT, is a private practice coach and author of "Navigating the Insurance Maze: The Therapist’s Complete Guide to Working with Insurance–And Whether You Should" (9th edition). She gives group trainings and workshops for therapists nationwide on insurance, notes, and the business side of private practice.

Insurance credentialing for therapists

An illustration showing a checklist of steps for insurance credentialing for therapists

How to bill insurance for extended therapy sessions

An illustration of a therapists hands as he checks his watch and sees the dollar sign because he is wondering how to bill clients for extended sessions.

How therapists can get insurance reimbursement for late claims

An illustration showing a therapist's hand receiving a sack of money as reimbursement for late insurance claims

Preventing mental health insurance claim denials

A therapist holds insurance claims and wonders how to prevent mental health insurance claim denials

How to get a raise (in your insurance reimbursement rate)

A therapist looks at her laptop and holds some paperwork while wondering how to get a raise in her insurance reimbursement rate.

Couples and family therapy CPT codes for billing

A man and woman in couples therapy sit on a therapist's couch. Therapists need to have these couples and family therapy CPT codes for billing

What Is a Superbill for Therapy?

A therapist ponders what is a superbill and uses a calculator to determine the total amount to put onto the superbill for therapy and mental health services

My Top Tip for Therapists Writing Treatment Plans

Female therapist writing a treatment plan using this tip.

The Secret to Successful Treatment Reviews: Treatment Plans, and the Language of Medical Necessity

The Secret to Successful Treatment Reviews: Treatment Plans, and the Language of Medical Necessity

Insurance credentialing for therapists

An illustration showing a checklist of steps for insurance credentialing for therapists

How to bill insurance for extended therapy sessions

An illustration of a therapists hands as he checks his watch and sees the dollar sign because he is wondering how to bill clients for extended sessions.

How therapists can get insurance reimbursement for late claims

An illustration showing a therapist's hand receiving a sack of money as reimbursement for late insurance claims

Preventing mental health insurance claim denials

A therapist holds insurance claims and wonders how to prevent mental health insurance claim denials

How to get a raise (in your insurance reimbursement rate)

A therapist looks at her laptop and holds some paperwork while wondering how to get a raise in her insurance reimbursement rate.

Couples and family therapy CPT codes for billing

A man and woman in couples therapy sit on a therapist's couch. Therapists need to have these couples and family therapy CPT codes for billing

What Is a Superbill for Therapy?

A therapist ponders what is a superbill and uses a calculator to determine the total amount to put onto the superbill for therapy and mental health services

My Top Tip for Therapists Writing Treatment Plans

Female therapist writing a treatment plan using this tip.

The Secret to Successful Treatment Reviews: Treatment Plans, and the Language of Medical Necessity

The Secret to Successful Treatment Reviews: Treatment Plans, and the Language of Medical Necessity

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