Monthly Roundup Of Posts: May 2020
And just like that, we have hit the halfway mark to 2020! Its definitely been the most unpredictable, life-changing year and we have had…
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The Podcast Network Monthly Roundup: May 2020
Did you know that we have a podcast network? This is a family of podcasts that will change the world! We’ve round up our…
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Dr. Marie Fang is Helping You Build Private Practice Skills
These are snippets from a podcast with Dr.Marie Fang – listen to the full episode here. Are you just starting a practice and have…
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[A Summary] Of Getting Things Done with David Allen
These are snippets taken from a podcast episode with David Allen. Listen to the full episode here. Do you have a long to-do list…
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Lori Gottlieb is a Current NYT Bestseller of ‘Maybe You Should Talk to Someone’
These are snippets from a podcast with Lori Gottlieb – listen to the full episode here. Have you ever thought about writing a book?…
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Dressing Up Teletherapy
Its May and you’re starting to realize that quarantine is the new way of life. You’re finally familiar with your teletherapy tech, found just…
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5 Ways I Have Kept A Full Caseload During The COVID-19 Pandemic
The idea of maintaining a practice during a pandemic may seem like an oxymoron right? COVID-19 has been a deathblow to many businesses, but…
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Outsourcing When Starting a Group Practice: Part 1
You’re thinking about starting a group practice, and you’re wondering how you are going to do all of the start-up tasks to get the…
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Rock Thomas Wants You To Redefine Your Life
These are snippets from a podcast with Rock Thomas – listen to the full episode here. Are you comfortable with the path you are…
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Monthly Roundup Of Posts: April 2020
The world as we know it has changed and with that, so have our businesses. We hope that you are finding some inspiration during…
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The Podcast Network Monthly Roundup: April 2020
Did you know that we have a podcast network? This is a family of podcasts that will change the world! We’ve round up our…
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Building High-Quality Backlinks: Four Places to Start
Backlinks are when other websites link back to your website and this is very important in SEO as it basically tells search engines that…
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6 Ways To Thrive When Working From Home
By now most of us have had to make the shift from daily commutes and traffic jams, to coordinating schedules with spouses and getting…
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Three Metrics to Watch as You Work on SEO
Here we will discuss how to know if you’re getting a good return on investment for your SEO efforts whether you’re optimizing your site…
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Three Powerful SEO Tips
Here we will cover 3 very powerful things you can do to optimize your website for search engines. 1. Specify a meta description…
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Search Engine Optimization: The First 3 Steps
Here we will cover the first 3 steps that you should be taking if you want to get your website found by more potential…
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Why You Need to Enhance your Executive Functioning Skills Now
You wake up determined to be more productive than you were yesterday. After all, it’s Tuesday and you haven’t done much of anything—including the…
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Monthly Roundup Of Posts: March 2020
There is a lot going on in the world right now and at the best of times, it has been difficult to remain optimistic….
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The Podcast Network Monthly Roundup: March 2020
Did you know that we have a podcast network? This is a family of podcasts that will change the world, and right now with…
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7 Questions to Ask when Starting a Group Practice
Starting a group practice is not for the faint of heart. I know, because I went through this process last year. I transitioned my…
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How The Coronavirus Is Impacting Changes In Telehealth
What is Telehealth, and how are we as clinical professionals to use this lawfully in our practice? These questions have become more of a…
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How To Handle Grief And Loss From Social Distancing During Covid-19
Social distancing by definition means a lot of loss and with a loss we have grief. When we stay away from the life we’ve…
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A Guide to Training Your Virtual Assistant
Once you’ve hired your virtual assistant you will now need to train them and in order to do this you need to ensure that…
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Color Palettes for Your Practice
So you’re starting your new practice and are trying to figure out how to decorate. Picking out a comfortable couch, a desk, and a…
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Viral Opportunity
With the current Coronavirus Pandemic upon us I wanted to share some thoughts on the opportunities this creates for healing within. I don’t want…
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How to Create a Wellness Room to Relieve Anxiety, Stress and Fear
With the effects of coronavirus directly or indirectly impacting our lives, it appears that many of us will be spending more time at home…
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Anxiety And The Coronavirus: 3 Tips For A Better Pandemic
If you weren’t already anxious, it seems like maybe the coronavirus could’ve given you a solid push into the anxiety department of your life….
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Transforming an Office Space For Your Group Practice
Finding an office space for a private practice can be a challenge, especially for a growing group practice. In today’s business world, one of…
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How to Hire a Virtual Assistant
Whether you want to hire a virtual assistant from a company, find someone on Upwork or hire someone local to you, these are all…
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How To Talk To Your Kids About Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Here are some quick tips on how to talk to your kids about coronavirus (COVID-19). There are more in-depth thoughts following these tips. This…
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Handing Over Duties to Your Virtual Assistant
There are many different tasks a virtual assistant can provide for you and it’s important to keep in mind that these will probably not…
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4 Benefits of Virtual Assistants
A virtual assistant can help free up time in your day to day so that you can focus on growing your business. Here is…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: February 2020
We hope you are working hard towards achieving your goals but also taking some time out to breathe and gather your thoughts so that…
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What If I Can’t Sell My Small Business?
These are the options you have if for some reason you can’t sell your small business, and we have five of them! 1. Optimize…
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How to Be Social on Social Media: 4 Expert Tips
Before I began to develop a surefire social media strategy, I found myself posting anything and everything to “test the waters” of the #abyss…
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How to Find a Buyer for your Business: 5 Ways to Find a Buyer
I’m going to help you with five ways to find the right buyer for your small business! 1. Look for natural buyers inside your…
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How to Scale a Group Practice
If you’re ready to go from being a small group practice to a mega group practice this is exactly what you have to do….
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How to Value a Small Business in 5 Steps: #5 Will Surprise You
I’m going to be sharing with you exactly how to value your company before you sell it and trust me, number five is gonna…
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Preparing to Sell Your Business: 5 Steps You Have to Nail
We are talking all about what you need to do to prepare your small business in order to sell it. These are 5 steps…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: January 2020
It’s 2020, welcome! Can you believe that we are already at the end of the first month of the year! We hope that your…
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7 Tips for Building a Website Development Strategy
Every business needs to invest resources into building a strong website where clients can learn more about it. However, designing a website is not…
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Smart Ways To Reduce Fraud In Your Healthcare Business
Fraud in your healthcare involves using the health care system for financial gain. It can be committed by dishonest providers, pharmacies, medical equipment companies…
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How To Set Up A Monthly Marketing Plan
I am going to give you 3 steps to create your monthly marketing plan that you can use every single month. 1. A/B Test…
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The Difference Between A W2 Vs 1099 Employee
W2 Traditional employee Part of your team Has a supervisor Can be given tasks, schedule and dress code 1099 Independent contractor Completes the…
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When to Scale Your Solo Private Practice to a Group Practice
Should you transition from a solo practice into a group practice? There are some questions to ask when starting a group practice. 1. Do…
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Expert Tips On Private Practice
Some of the guests we have had on the podcast share some expert tips on steps you can take to level up in your…
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Top Tips for Designing a Logo for Your Private Practice
Let’s face it: Running an independent business or private practice is a challenge. While being your own boss has its obvious benefits, you probably know…
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Three Terms You Need to Know When Developing Your Marketing Plan
What’s marketing? It is taking people through the know, like and trust formula. First people that don’t know you need to know you exist….
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Expert Methods to Slow Down
We take a look back at some wonderful insights shared from previous guests on the podcast on how to slow down: Dr. Kelly Flanagan…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: December 2019
Wow! What a month it was this December, and what a year. We hope that you managed to take the time to slow down…
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7 Content Tips That Will Bring More Online Traffic To Your Website
The advancement and the developments that are taking place these days have increased our dependence on the internet and technology like never before. We…
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How To Manage Your Therapy Sessions
Therapy sessions can be challenging for your patients. Here are some things you can do to manage your therapy sessions better.
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Whoops! When Your Big Idea Has a Blooper Reel
Becoming a business owner with the mindset of a therapist has been quite an adventure. I left community mental health to execute my big…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: November 2019
Here’s what we got up to this month. We talked to group practice expert, Alison Pidgeon all about how to build a group practice from the ground up, and we also discussed how to make your private practice more appealing and welcoming in our articles. Take a look.
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5 Tips to Help you Grow Clinically as a Therapist in Private Practice
There can be joy and pride in taking steps to thrive clinically as a therapist. Below are 5 tips to help you get started and grow in private practice.
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Simple Ways To Improve Your Practice Waiting Room
When your patients visit your practice, you want them to feel relaxed and comfortable.These are some of the best ways to improve the waiting room in your practice.
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When You Can’t Do It All: Outsource & Delegate to Grow Your Online Practice
While it is true that starting a private practice takes sacrifice and grit, it is also true that when the mountain seems too big to climb, it is time to outsource and delegate.
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The Risks Involved In Running A Therapy Practice (And How To Safeguard Against Them)
Read about the most common risks in therapy practice run into in the post below. You can even find some ways you can minimize their potential to cause problems too.
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Biggest Myths In Taking Insurance In Private Practice
In this series we share a new exciting topic all about insurance in private practice. Billing and insurance expert, Jeremy Zug, and Joe Sanok cover it all.
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A Guide To Making Your Private Practice More Welcoming
One of the best things you can do is make sure you have a welcoming private practice for clients both new and old. A…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: October 2019
What an exciting October it’s been! We hope you too, have had an exciting month filled with opportunities and big wins in your private practice.
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Novice Entrepreneur Guide: Why Your Small Business Needs a Virtual Assistant
The idea of running a business by yourself may seem attractive, but it’s impossible to handle everything alone. A virtual assistant is just what you need.
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Book Of The Month For Your Private Practice
If you’re looking for recommended books on private practice there is one that is a game-changer for private practice. It’s ‘The One Thing’ by Gary Keller.
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Contacting old clients – yes or no?
Contacting old clients, or to clients who may have canceed at the last minute and not rescheduled, really is a great idea, here’s why.
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How to Attract Ideal Clients & Build Your Online Counseling Caseload
In this article, we share 3 marketing strategies for online couseling that will help you stop worrying and start doing what you love; helping others.
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: September 2019
Wow! September is done and dusted, just like that. We hope that it’s been a productive month of making your dreams happen, whatever they…
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How To Raise Your Rates
Want to raise your private practice rate, but not sure how? Perhaps you need a little guidance. Because no matter what kind of business you have, every single year, you need to be raising your business rates.
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Should you add email or text-based counseling to your online practice?
Email counseling has become the most popular medium for my therapy with almost 50% of my clients using email or in combination of video and phone sessions.
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Finding a Home: Five things to Look for When Choosing a Practice Location
Private practice owners must consider having the optimal location that’s suited for both their needs and the populations they serve.
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Month Three: Trending Upward After the First Quarter
What does it look like three months into owning your own practice? There’s a lot of wins and you’re tasked with turning advancements into positive outcomes.
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Five Tips to Automate Your Private Practice
Spending more time doing administrative work for your practice than providing for your clients? It’s time to start automating your private practice.
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Be a Game Changer in Your Town
You can call it marketing, advertising, the perception of it is clear: you’re a professional providing “ah-ha” moments of your work for others to digest.
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Colleagues not Competitors: Building Professional Relationships with Your Peers
Being in private practice often means you miss colleague relationships. Networking and establishing relationships with those in your field is important too.
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What the HELL is Happening in Michigan? How HB 4325 will improve access to mental health
From Joe: Special thanks to Jeremy Zug from Practice Solutions for this article. Jeremy is also a consultant with Practice of the Practice and…
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4 Reasons Why Local SEO Fails And Tips
Local SEO can be a delicate art to master. Some local businesses struggle to boost their visibility in their area despite adding location-based keywords.
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Setting up expectations for when you hire a biller
If your business is growing, it’s time to get some help. It’s a good problem to have, but it’s okay to feel scared about trusting someone else with your billing.
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How to Start a Private Practice in One Day (almost $200)
UPDATE (06/28/18): When we created this video, Grasshopper was $12/month but now their cheapest plan is $29. Also, Grasshopper will not sign a BAA…
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3 Key Tips to Up Your Game as an Online Therapist
Being an online therapist can be a very rewarding career. With this freedom comes the responsibility of continually looking for ways to up our game.
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Getting To Grips With The Online World In Business
When it comes to running your business, you should have a good idea of what’s happening online to be able to use it to your advantage.
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Small Search: Getting Your Website Into Local Rankings
As a small business, it isn’t always easy to deal with complicated search algorithms. Learn about local search techniques which can apply to all businesses.
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The Truth About Social Work Licensure and Out of State Reciprocity
From A Military Spouse That Moves Every Three Years Have you ever wondered what it is like to go to graduate school, complete 2000…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: August 2019
What an amazing August it has been and we hope that you are continually working towards your big goals, whatever they may be. If…
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The Secret About Your Ideal Caseload
How Many Clients Should You See Per Day In Private Practice? Are you trying to figure out how many people you need to see…
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Q&A: Online Marketing, Business Mistakes, HIPAA Compliance, & Marketing to Expats
Is it enough to invest in social web and directory presence but not in Facebook and other pay-per-click ads, etc? Start with what you…
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Starting Your Paperwork Off Right in Private Practice
Starting up a counseling practice isn’t actually that difficult- maybe you pick a name, get a business license and open a business bank account,…
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Q&A: Business Feedback, Best Camera Lighting, & Teletherapy
How do you know when to act on feedback from colleagues/friends on marketing material, website, etc.? The order of feedback matters, consider the overall…
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Q&A: How to Generate Leads, Business Location, & Marketing Events Ideas
What’s the fastest way to generate leads for a new clinician? 1099 is only being contracted for work Your goal is for the community…
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How to Name a Private Practice | Step-by-Step
This weekend a friend visited me. This isn’t any friend, he’s my best friend from college. We were roommates. Scheduled our graduate school classes…
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The Button Every Private Practice Website Needs
I remember what it was like to visit my first private practice website it had bright colors, many photos of seemingly happy people, and…
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Doing Time Evaluations in Career, Relationships, and Life
Maybe you’ve done a time study at work. Or you’ve said to yourself, “I’m only going to work on the yard for an hour,…
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Q&A: Business Location, Student Loan Debt, & Marketing Management
How to choose the right location for your practice Proximity to competitors, corner to be seen from multiple directions, stand-alone is the best Private…
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Networking to Grow your Practice
When you are first starting your private practice, the to-do lists are endless, and on top of that, it’s important to get out there…
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Cedric Bertelli Knows How the Brain Makes Wrong Predictions (and How to Change That) | PoP 387
Is your ideal client someone who has been through a trauma and is struggling to transform the negative emotional patterns that have been created?…
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How Training My German Shepherd Puppy Enhanced My Empathy Skills
I always wanted a dog as a child, though asthma and allergies prevented my family from owning anything furry. We had fish, hermit crabs,…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: July 2019
We hope your July was filled with some amazing progress, that you reached some goals but that you also managed to take some time…
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Expert Business Ideas for Your Private Practice
Rather than having that mentality we have in Grad School where we write the draft, we turn in the final polished paper and then…
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5 Common Challenges to Growing Clinically as a Therapist in Private Practice
“Teachers who are not actively involved in the learning process themselves, force their students to drink from stagnant water” Jean-Baptiste de La Salle As…
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Ask Kelly Higdon: What are Some Marketing Ideas for Private Practice?
Where does content creation fit in? When you’re first starting out, focus on your website and blogging (minimum of twice a month) Social media…
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Doing it for Myself: My First 30 Days of Private Practice
My practice started abruptly. You can learn about the birth of my practice in my last article here. I’ve heard that the first few…
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How Starting A Private Practice Killed My Social Life, And What I’m Trying To Do About It
After 10 months as a solo practice owner, I decided to take the big leap of starting a group practice. I was on an…
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