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A psychiatrist starting a private practice speaks with a patient.

Tips for starting a psychiatry private practice

Starting a psychiatry private practice is a substantial decision to consider. You may have many different reasons for making this … Continued

An illustration of a therapist's hands holding a notebook to write a SOAP note on a client

The history of the SOAP note template

Wondering about the history of the SOAP note template? Most therapists in private practice understand the importance of keeping detailed … Continued

Lauren Diethelm, Pollen Author

A client lays on their therapist's couch, gesticulating to illustrate an incident. The therapist uses a gestalt therapy exercise involving role-playing to help shift their client's perspective about an event. This article discusses gestalt therapy, an approach that helps clients with anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges.

What is gestalt therapy?

If you’re curious about what gestalt therapy is, and, perhaps, considering integrating gestalt therapy into your practice, this article can … Continued

Michael Vallejo, LCSW

An illustration of a client holding her head in frustration due to a triggering situation. This article shares tools on how to identify triggers, as well as how to help clients with emotional triggers and trigger management.

Essential tools on how to identify triggers

Many therapists help their clients understand how to identify triggers—especially if they work with clients that have gone through a … Continued

Heather Oglesby, M.A., MFTC, LPC, NCC

A physical therapist conducts the Thomas test on a patient. This article explains how physical therapists use the Thomas tests, and other hip flexor tests, with their patients.

The Thomas test and other physical therapy hip flexor tests

The physical therapy Thomas test is one of the hip flexor tests, or hip mobility tests, physical therapists (PTs) use. … Continued

Nicole Dority, PT, MSPT, DPT, OCS

A therapist uses a notepad to write down informal psychotherapy notes, in session. This article discusses psychotherapy notes, including examples of psychotherapy notes, the difference between progress notes and psychotherapy notes, and more.

How to write psychotherapy notes

Psychotherapy notes are personal reflections recorded by therapists during or after sessions to aid memory and enhance client care. This … Continued

Brittany McGeehan, Ph.D.

Preschool Language Scales

The Preschool Language Scales, fifth edition, (PLS-5) is a popular assessment tool among speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who work with children. … Continued

Stephanie Ostroff, M.A., CCC-SLP

A therapist types an email and thinks about hipaa compliant messaging for therapists

The key to HIPAA-compliant email for therapists

Sending HIPAA-compliant email is a key concern for all therapists and health care providers. In fact, you may have noticed … Continued

Ben Caldwell, PsyD, LMFT

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Is it ethical to exchange gifts with clients?

Can therapists accept gifts from clients? Can clinicians give presents and gifts to clients? To avoid awkward moments in session, … Continued

Jess Barron, Editor-in-Chief

An illustration of a therapist who is homesick during the holidays.

Ethics Consult: Therapists homesick for the holidays

Dear Ethics Consult, Every year, many of my clients spend the holiday season talking about visits with their families. Before … Continued

Ben Caldwell, PsyD, LMFT

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