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    • A female therapist looks at the top 10 therapist websites on her laptop computer

    The top 10 therapist websites

    Therapist websites are often the first impression potential clients have of you and your practice when they begin searching for … Continued

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    A therapist working on her laptop using it to create her own authentic therapy brand

    How to create an authentic therapy brand for your practice

    Anyone in private practice has probably heard the advice that finding your niche is an essential part of building a … Continued

    Alyssa Adams, PsyD, PCC
    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
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    Tax deductions for therapists and private practitioners

    Are you aware of the latest tax deductions for therapists, aka “tax write-offs,” you may qualify for? Even if you’ve … Continued

    Jess Barron, Editor-in-Chief
    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
    A female therapist works on building a client list

    How to build a client list

    You may be wondering how to build your client list for your private practice. As a small business owner, building … Continued

    Jess Barron, Editor-in-Chief
    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

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    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

    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.
    An illustration showing a therapist's hands plucking flowers with dollar signs on them as she considers what is financial therapy
    An illustration of three young children reading. Preschool Language Scales is a popular tool for speech language pathologists. Learn how to administer and interpret Preschool Language Scale scoring.

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