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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

A calculator appears alongside a tax refund form for therapists setting goals for their practice

How to set financial goals for your practice for the new year

For wellness clinicians and therapists in private practice, December and January are the perfect time to take the financial temperature … Continued

A therapist faces his distressed client. As he writes his session notes he also looks at the client and uses self-disclosure in therapy to show empathy and understanding for the client. There are many benefits and risks to self-disclosure in therapy. In this article, we share examples and ethical considerations for therapist self-disclosure.

Self-Disclosure in Therapy

While some therapists share their own personal experiences through self-disclosure in therapy, also known as therapist self-disclosure, with their clients, … Continued

A female therapist works at her laptop and thinks about how to increase rates for clients in private practice

How to increase rates for clients in private practice

The costs of running your business—including rent on your office space and supplies—may have gone up over the last year. … Continued

A male therapist sits on a yellow couch with his laptop and works on private practice marketing strategies

3 Private Practice Marketing Strategies You May Already Be Using

Chances are, your professional education and training didn’t emphasize (or even cover) the skills it takes to run a business. … Continued

An illustration of a mouth speaking and a speech bubble with ellipses in it. This article goes over how to administer the GFTA-3 for SLPs, speech language pathologists, who are testing their client's articulation.

How to Administer the GFTA-3

Wondering how to administer the GFTA-3 and how to interpret test results? In this article, you’ll learn how to administer … Continued

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

A clinician uses the integrated measurement-based care feature in SimplePractice, on their computer.

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

A female therapist sits with a blanket around her shoulders and a cup of hot tea as she thinks about overcoming barriers to self-care

Overcoming Personal Barriers to Self-Care

As part of my work and personal experience with therapist burnout, I created a tool to help myself and other … Continued

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