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How to document SOAP notes in group therapy settings
Looking for tips on writing SOAP notes in group therapy settings and how to document for multiple clients? You’re in … Continued
Navigating AI in therapy: A guide for clinicians and clients
As artificial intelligence transforms healthcare, understanding how these tools affect the treatment process becomes essential for both mental health professionals … Continued
Getting started with telehealth
Are you ready to lead stress-free, reliable video appointments with SimplePractice’s secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform? Improve client accessibility with just … Continued
Holiday Gifts for Social Workers
Social work can be a demanding profession. So if you have a social worker in your life—whether a friend, a … Continued
Why Your EHR’s Customer Support Team Matters
As a private practitioner, your time can be consumed by the day-to-day operations that are necessary to keep your business … Continued
How the Stimulus Package Impacts Your Practice
Jennie Schottmiller, LMFT, CPA is the founder of Simple Profit—an educational resource for small business owners. As a licensed therapist … Continued
The Ultimate Telehealth Insurance Resource Guide
Are you making the transition to telehealth but finding the insurance side of things to be muddy at best? Instead … Continued
10 Tips that Will Change How You Feel About Marketing
Meet James Guay, LMFT When James Guay entered the mental health profession as an intern in San Francisco in 1999, … Continued
Top 10 Surprising Facts We Learned in 2019
In 2019, SimplePractice Learning customers have enrolled in more than 14,000 hours of continuing education through our on-demand video platform. … Continued
Letter Templates for SLPs
Are there any parts of your job you wish you didn’t have to do? Like putting together an authorization for … Continued
Improve the Financial Health of Your Practice (Part 3 of 3)
In Part 1 and Part 2 of Tips to Improve the Financial Health of Your Practice, we covered insurance and … Continued
The 4 Features Every Mobile Entrepreneur Needs
For some health and wellness specialties, your office isn’t four walls — it’s wherever your clients need you to be. … Continued
The Do’s & Don’ts of Authentic Therapy Branding
Your online presence has the power to help your private practice stand out to prospective clients before they even set … Continued
SimplePractice is the Most Popular Therapist Billing & Practice Management Platform
SimplePractice was recently named the #1 Most Popular Therapist Billing & Practice Management by Zencare, an online service that connects … Continued
Mental and Behavioral Telehealth in Private Practice
As technology continues to improve — from the computers on our desks to the phones in our hands — it … Continued
Tips to Improve the Financial Health of Your Practice (Part 2 of 3)
Picking up from Tips to Improve the Financial Health of Your Practice (Part 1), here are some more actions you … Continued
Tips to Improve the Financial Health of Your Practice (Part 1 of 3)
‘What’s the financial health of my practice?’ It’s a question that many business owners don’t ask often enough or at … Continued
Preparing Your Practice for Generation Z
A new generation of clients will soon be knocking on your practice’s door (or visiting your practice’s URL). We’re talking … Continued
Does Meditation at Work…Work?
When I walked into SimplePractice on my first day a few months ago, I instantly felt that this place was … Continued
What They Didn’t Tell You About Starting a Counseling Practice
Starting a counseling practice was always a goal of yours, but understand that there are a lot of unexpected challenges … Continued
Sidewalk Talk: I am heard, therefore I exist
A core component of our business here at SimplePractice are the unique partnerships we form with different organizations. But life … Continued
How to Get Therapy Clients To Keep Coming Back
Build rapport and be supportive to reduce no-shows For the second time this week you had a no-show. Today, you … Continued
How to Attend a Psychotherapy Conference and Get the Most Out of It
Getting the most out of a psychotherapy conference involves preparation and organization. It’s time to get your annual CEUs and … Continued
5 Mental Health Performance Indicators Every Practice Should Track
Mental health performance indicators help private practice owners know if they’re growing, and if not, where to focus their time … Continued
9 Psychology Journals and Magazines for Therapists
If you’re looking to add to your subscription list, try one of these psychology journals. Better yet, try them all! … Continued
How to Create Psychotherapy Business Cards That Leave an Impression
Psychotherapy business cards are one of your biggest marketing tools. Invest in a hard-working design that attracts prospective clients for … Continued
How to Use Social Media in Your Private Practice
Social media, for health & wellness professionals is a great tool to nurture potential clients and network with colleagues. “Don’t … Continued
5 Self-Care Activities for Groups That Promote Overall Wellness
Self-care activities for groups will keep participants engaged and teach them how to be kind to themselves. Your groups are … Continued
How to Use Outcome Measurement Tools in Mental Health
Outcome measurement tools, in mental health therapy, empower you—and your clients—to set goals and determine the treatment’s effectiveness. “Our goals … Continued
9 Great Websites for Therapists to Find Ideas, Resources, and Support
These websites for therapists will help you stay in the know and work with clients Do you find yourself searching … Continued
How to Improve Your Private Practice Therapy Business in 10 Steps
Are you ready for a thriving private practice therapy business? “I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful … Continued
Must-Have Telephone Manners for a Mental Health Practice
When was the last time you thought about telephone manners? Make sure yours are up to par before picking up … Continued
5 Stress-Reducing Activities for Families
Keep a list of stress-reducing activities for your clients to use with their entire family, regardless of whether you treat … Continued
How to Use Psychology Workshops as a New Revenue Stream
You can market psychology workshops to clients or other counseling professionals. Who will you target? It doesn’t matter if you’re … Continued
How to Create a Self-Care Journal: 4 Ideas for Journaling Paths to Improvement
Dedicating time to a self-care journal helps counselors fight burnout. “Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers.” —Isaac … Continued
Why is Self Care Important for Mental Health Practitioners?
Why is self-care important when you’re the counselor, not the client? Your clients may ask you, “Why is self-care important?” … Continued
Why Wait? The Psychological Origins of Procrastination
We’ve all been there. We sit, we stare, we even start to clean as long as it means that we … Continued
Rebuilding a Practice in a New City: SimpleSpotlight on Lara Hanson
Lara Hanson, LCSW is a recent San Diego to Los Angeles transplant, who has been re-building her private practice over … Continued
When Risk Taking Pays Off in Private Practice: A SimpleSpotlight on Kristin O’Rourke
Kristin O’Rourke, LCSW, has a unique practice in the New York area, in which she sees her clients entirely in … Continued
How to Build an Abundance Mindset in Private Practice
At SimplePractice, we love the idea of therapists building efficient and successful practices — so last week, when I read … Continued
Do the Work and the Clients Will Come: A SimpleSpotlight on Lindsay McGrath
Even in a therapist-heavy city like Portland Lindsay McGrath, LMFT has built a consistently thriving private practice working primarily with … Continued
Are You a Self-Compassionate Private Practice Owner?
Have you ever had moments of struggle as an entrepreneur and private practice owner? Of course you have! … Continued
Ideal Practices DO Exist: A SimpleSpotlight on Tracy Tanner, LMFT
It is hard not to be moved by the passion of a therapist who loves her work. And even via … Continued
SimpleSpotlight: Alicia Taverner on Building a Practice with Baby
Alicia Taverner is an LMFT in private practice in Rancho Cucamonga, growing her practice during her 18-month-old son’s naptimes. We … Continued
Embracing Insurance: A Spotlight Interview with Danielle Kepler, LCPC
Since venturing out from her group practice 9 months ago, Danielle Kepler, LCPC already has a full and profitable practice. … Continued
Weathering the Ups and Downs of Private Practice
Uriah Guilford on the Tears, Fears and Playing to your Strengths in Entrepreneurship For this SimpleSpotlight post, we’re talking with Uriah … Continued
Entrepreneurship as Self-Care: SimpleSpotlight on Kama Hiner, LCPC
Some therapists dive headfirst into the risks and rewards of private practice right out of school and never look back. … Continued
The ICD: What Therapists Need to Know
Earlier this week, Congress passed a measure to delay the implementation of ICD-10 from October 1, 2014 until at least … Continued
1 Simple HIPAA Step You May Be Forgetting
In the September rush up to the HIPAA compliance deadline, you were probably focused on the big items on your … Continued
Does HIPAA Mean I Can’t Email With Clients?
This dilemma is being discussed endlessly on HIPAA boards, and opinions vary. It is clear that emailing (or texting) clients … Continued
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