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The stories demystifying the business side of private practice.

A family of three watches the sunset. Generational trauma can affect your private practice, read this article to find out how to heal and in turn thrive in your business.

Overcoming Generational Trauma to Thrive in Private Practice

As I build relationships with other therapists in my coaching business, one of my favorite things is hearing why they … Continued

3 Questions to Consider Before You Start Your Own Private Practice

Should you start your own private practice? Let’s think about this. You’re a health professional, and you’re good at your … Continued

A female speech-language pathologist wonders how to start an SLP private practice

How to Start a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) Private Practice

Wondering about the steps to start your own speech-language pathologist (SLP) private practice? While most SLPs start out in skilled … Continued

A therapist is on her phone answering emergency messages from clients after-hours. Find out how to develop private practice emergency contact procedures in alignment with medical and legal guidelines.

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

best features for telehealth

What Are the Best Features for Telehealth?

Whether or not you’ve chosen to embrace it to provide therapy or other mental health services, telehealth is here to … Continued

A therapist sits down and opens up her laptop to manage her client waitlist. Find out how to build a client waitlist.

How to Build a Client Waitlist

Recognizing the growing need for mental health services, and in service of alleviating the administrative burdens of overflowing clinician caseloads, … Continued

A therapist makes edits to her no show cancellation policy template

Why a No-Show and Cancellation Policy Is Essential for Therapists

Wondering whether you need a no-show and cancellation policy with your therapy clients? You’re not alone. If I were to … Continued

A therapist sits at her desk with her laptop open as she creates her own therapist website, using the top 10 therapist website examples included here.

The Top 10 Therapist Websites

Therapist websites are often the first impression potential clients have of you and your practice when seeking a therapist.  Since … Continued

A laptop has the latest SimplePractice group practice EHR features displayed on the screen.

SimplePractice Delivers Innovative Group Practice EHR Features

It can be demanding to wear all the hats necessary to run a successful private practice. And, for those who … Continued

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