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The stories demystifying the business side of private practice.

A male therapist sits at his laptop and explores the pros and cons of getting credentialed with insurance payers

The pros and cons of getting credentialed and joining insurance panels

Wondering about insurance panels for therapists? In this article, we’ll focus on what insurance panels are, what the pros and … Continued

A therapist is on his mobile phone as he checks his emergency contact procedures for private practice

Emergency contact procedures for private practice

Handling client or patient emergencies can be stressful for therapists, psychiatrists, and other mental health clinicians in private practice. In … Continued

A therapy client takes out there wallet to pay in cash as part of a pay what you can model of paying their therapist

Pay what you can: An alternative to a sliding fee scale

In an effort to make therapy more affordable and increase access to care, many health and wellness professionals use sliding … Continued

An illustration of the figure running into a red door because they did not create a private practice emergency plan

How to create a private practice emergency plan

What would you do if you had an emergency and couldn’t run your practice? Do you have an emergency plan … Continued

An illustration of a therapist's hands on the keyboard of a laptop as they view paperless intake forms they will use with their client.

How paperless intake makes onboarding new clients easy

While waiting for my daughter’s optometrist appointment to wrap up, I received a voicemail from a potential client. I stepped … Continued

A therapist's hand types on a calculator and a laptop as they create their private practice budget

How to create a budget for your private practice

Therapists in private practice wear many hats. One of those hats is the hat for managing the finances. We get … Continued

A female therapist looks at the top 10 therapist websites on her laptop computer

The top 10 therapist websites

Therapist websites are often the first impression potential clients have of you and your practice when they begin searching for … Continued

An illustration of a person's hand using sticky notes on their computer monitor to update their calendar.

How to ‘time box’ your calendar to focus on the right things

When you start your private practice, it can feel like you have a blank calendar and only vague ideas about … Continued

A female therapists holds onto her calculator and bookkeeping ledger

3 common private practice bookkeeping mistakes

“I’m drowning.” That’s what one of my clients said right before doing one of the hardest things a human can … Continued

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