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A female therapist looks at her laptop and wonders whether therapists can use telehealth to practice across state lines

Can a therapist do telehealth therapy across state lines?

Wondering whether you can do telehealth therapy across state lines? It’s an important question. Our therapy clients may cross state … Continued

A therapist at her laptop wants to learn how to become an EAP provider so she can grow her client list.

How to become an EAP provider

As a therapist or clinician, you’re likely familiar with many of the ways you can build your caseload and connect … Continued

A Black man on the couch in a therapy session wishes therapists knew these things about serving Black clients

What all therapists should know to better serve Black clients

Black people often seek out Black therapists in the hope that they will receive better validation and understanding of their … Continued

An illustration of a female therapist in private practice working at her desk holding a coffee

The 4 stages of starting a private practice

For therapists the initial pull toward starting a private practice may feel like a true calling—a deep, intrinsic urge to … Continued

An illustration of a therapist sitting in a chair talking with a client sitting in another chair and wondering what is hurting their therapeutic alliance.

This is what’s hurting therapists’ therapeutic alliance with clients

In preparation to serve on a panel discussing strategies for building therapeutic alliances with clients, I spoke with some of … Continued

A therapist sits with her laptop open and looks through all the new features added to her SimplePractice account in 2024. Read about all the features SimplePractice released in 2024 to help you manage, build, and improve your private practice.

SimplePractice’s 2024 product feature releases

In 2024, SimplePractice introduced many new product features to help you run your private practice, reduce your administrative burden, provide … Continued

A female therapist discusses systemic family therapy with her clients

The keys to systemic family therapy

Wondering about systemic family therapy? “Systemic” is a powerful word. On one hand, systemic can be used to describe a … Continued

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

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