Private Practice
Which Retirement Plan Should You Choose?
A Therapist’s Guide to 401(k)s, IRAs, and MoreTherapists have multiple options when it comes to saving for retirement. From 401(k)s to IRAs and more, here's how to figure out which plans are best for you. Read more
The Long, Lonely Trek to Licensure
Is Becoming a Therapist Harder than Ever?Many beginning therapists are burning out and leaving the field before they’re able to gain their professional footing. How can we support them better? Read more
Managing Your Waitlist
How to Tackle the Ethical DilemmasHow to tackle the ethical dilemmas Read more
Money Matters
Getting Clear with Ourselves and Our ClientsKnowing your financial worth as a therapist can model self-care and self-respect for clients. Read more
How Private Practice Can Survive COVID-19
Discovering New Possibilities in a Time of UpheavalDiscovering new possibilities for private practice in a time of upheaval—and planning for more uncertainty. Read more
Left Behind
Counselors Seek Medicare ReimbursementThe long, hard fight to fix a legislative gap. Read more
Turning Points in Our Therapy Careers
Becoming the Change We Want to SeeWhat is a turning point, exactly? And how do you know when you've reached one in your career as a therapist? Whether it's a devastating illness, or a few... Read more
Hanging It Up
When Should Therapists Retire?What are the signs that it’s finally time for a therapist to stop seeing clients? Read more
Therapists in a Fishbowl
The Challenges of Small-Town PracticeSome down-to-earth advice on practicing in a small town, where there’s no way to escape being seen and talked about. Read more
My Client Hasn’t Paid Me but Still Wants to Meet
Five Clinicians Give Their TakeShould you do when your client is behind on their session payments? Five clinicians weigh in on this Clinician's Quandary. Read more
When Money Comes Up in Therapy
Two Ways to Make Your Fee Policies Clear and Easy to Talk AboutMost therapists were never coached about how to reconcile the closeness of the therapeutic encounter with the fact that therapy is also a business. Read more
Surviving Treatment Reviews
How to Speak the Language of Insurance PlansHow to speak the language of medical necessity. Read more
Shopping For Therapy
Yesterday’s Patients Are Today’s Educated ConsumersThe expectation of a full caseload of clients who don’t question the length or expense of treatment belongs to a former age. Like it or not, therapists who... Read more
What's In A Brand?
What Campbell’s and Dr. Phil KnowFor therapists, traditional ways of getting the word out—an ad here, a few hints to colleagues there, even a fancy website—just won’t cut it anymore. In... Read more
Closing The Deal With Clients
What We Can Learn from SalespeopleWhat do you say to potential clients when they first call you or come in for a consultation? We may resist the idea, but in this initial phase, therapists face... Read more
Editor's Note: September/October 2013
Keeping Private Practice AliveIf we wish to stay professionally alive, it’s time we recognize that the idea that we must choose between being dedicated clinicians and being smart business... Read more
From Isolation To Connection
How to Create a Community of PracticeA modest proposal about how to get out of your cubbyhole, enliven your conversations with others in the field, and experience a new kind of professional... Read more
Beyond Technophobia
Even you can use the internet to grow your practiceThe internet can be a phenomenal tool for marketing all types of practices in every part of the country. Even Luddites are finding that internet marketing can... Read more
Converting Calls into Clients
How to make the most of first contactHow to move from the first phone call to booking an appointment Read more