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The stories demystifying the business side of private practice.

An illustration depicting a therapist welcome packet for new clients

Creating a welcome packet for new therapy clients

Are you sending a welcome packet to new therapy clients? If not, you may want to consider planning and standardizing … Continued

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What is measurement-based care and what are its benefits to practitioners?

I’m three sessions in with my new therapist, when she shares what looks like an intake form I’ve already completed. … Continued

Ruth Samson, Pollen Author

Wondering “How much do massage therapists make?” Here’s the up-to-date massage therapist’s salary info to answer the question.

What Is a Massage Therapist’s Salary?

Wondering “How much do massage therapists make?” This article contains the up-to-date averages and variables that contribute to determining a … Continued

Deanna deBara, Pollen Author

An illustration showing a person who is a female therapist or client with anxiety and also a Congress building and the scales of justice

Therapists and clients experiencing political anxiety

If you or your clients are experiencing anxiety about U.S. politics or the election, you are not alone. The American … Continued

Jess Barron, Editor-in-Chief

An illustration of a therapist's phone ringing with a client's call and the therapist's hand answering the telephone as they determine how to convert a first call into a first session of therapy

6 Steps to convert a first call into a first session

As a therapist, if you’re wondering how to convert a first call into a first session, you’re not alone. One … Continued

Kelley Stevens, LMFT

An illustration depicting a bullhorn and a magazine ad as potential ideas explored in these common myths about marketing a private practice

4 Private Practice Marketing Myths

Your money mindset impacts the ways you think about, feel about, and interact with your money. It sets the tone … Continued

Lindsay Bryan-Podvin, LMSW

A therapist's hand reaches out to shake the hand of a client as they are about to navigate the client intake process while avoiding the mistakes that impact client retention

3 common mistakes that impact client retention

Navigating the first several sessions with a new therapy client can be tricky. The first several sessions force therapists to … Continued

Kelley Stevens, LMFT

Average Salary for Licensed Clinical Social Workers

Wondering “How much do LCSWs make?” If you’re interested in a behavioral health career, you may be trying to decide … Continued

Olivia Pennelle, MSW, CSWA

How to look up CPT codes

If you’re wondering how to look up CPT Codes, you may be asking questions like “What does a CPT code … Continued

Jess Barron, Editor-in-Chief

A clinician's hands type on a calculator as they determine how much money they are making in private practice

How to Feel Good About Earning Money in Private Practice

Like all helping professionals, speech-language pathologists (aka SLPs) have invested in advanced degrees and in countless continuing education courses and … Continued

Jena Castro-Casbon, MS CCC-SLP

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