Why You Don’t Do Anything With Ideas
How many people stood in terrible weather, with a smartphone in their pocket, waiting for a taxi and thought, “This is ridiculous, I wish…
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Should I Take Insurance in My Private Practice? Five Questions for Private Practice Series 2 of 5 | PoP 367
Are you unsure as to whether or not you should accept insurance in your practice? Do the benefits of insurance or private pay outweigh…
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3 Ways to Do Verification of Benefits
One of the most important processes you will complete in your time as an insurance-based practice is completing the verification of benefits. What is…
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Is Private Practice Worth It Financially? February 2019 Monthly Income Report
Financially this month was a regular month, but we had a number of huge expenses and they’re going to keep coming next month. We…
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Day & Night: The Flow Of Work Shouldn’t Stop
A busy office is a sign that things are going great. You have lots to do, such as fulfilling customer orders, talking with your…
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How to Rebuild a Practice When People Leave with Dr. Larry Beer | PoP 358
How do you bounce back from a set back that could potentially damage your business? Do you set time aside for those things that…
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How to Assess if a Client is a Good Fit for Online Counseling
When a client reaches out for online counseling, I schedule a phone or video session with him/her. This gives me a chance to see…
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Becoming an Expert and Staying Relevant
I have a colleague with whom I consult regularly. One of the nice things about this trusting relationship is that I have the space…
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On Being a Therapist…and Mother and Business Owner
When I first started out on this journey of becoming who I am today, I had no idea what was ahead of me. If…
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Multiple Streams of Income in Private Practice (how I took 5.5 weeks off) | January 2019 Monthly Income Report
Do you have a big idea inside of you that is dying to get out? Are you ever working with your clients and think,…
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Building Your Billing Systems: Part 2
“In order for any business to succeed, it must first become a system so that the business functions exactly the same way every time…
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How to Slow Down to Spark Innovation
In this 4 part series we’re going to talk all about: How to slow down How to make it a priority Why it matters…
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How To Run And Maintain Your Business Effectively
Running a business is no easy feat and maintaining the success and functionality of your business can be hard work. No matter how old…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: January 2019
And just like that January is wrapped up! 2019 certainly started off with a bang. Some phenomenal guests were featured on the podcast and…
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Dr. Larry Beer & Joe Sanok Discuss How to Rebuild When Employees Leave
Dr. Larry Beer is The President of Child and Family Psychological Services which will be celebrating 30 years in 2019. They currently have 43…
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What’s Working in Private Practice | December 2018 Monthly Income Report
Are you wondering what’s working in private practice? Maybe you have big ideas like a podcast, e-course, consulting, or keynotes, if you want to…
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6 Things I Learned After Hiring a Virtual Assistant
I’ve previously spoken about some of the most important lessons that I learned starting a private practice. And one of those things I mentioned…
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Create Systems to Help Grow Your Practice!
Who here has ever looked at other practice owners and wondered how in the world they are able to run such a smooth and…
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Discipline and Motivation
Goals are Great, Just Be SMART! My hope is to keep these articles evergreen, but at the time of this writing it’s January and…
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Building Your Billing Systems: Part 1
“A bad system will beat a good person every time” – W. Edwards Deming The importance of building a rock-solid billing system is critical…
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Mike Michalowicz Wants You To Focus on Profit First and Running Your Business Like Clockwork | PoP 350
What is your belief and understanding of profit within your business? Do you have systems set up so that your business can run on…
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Five Things Prospective Counselors Look for When Joining a Private Practice
Hiring additional clinicians as 1099 independent contractors is a great way to add additional revenue to your private practice. Depending on your location there…
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Marketing Strategies For Growing Your Practice
When it comes to growing your business online, there are so many different strategies and tactics out there being promoted as the right ones….
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Keystone Habits and Experiences, Not Resolutions
Are we doing this again? The New Year is upon us and we’re giving it another go: the diet, the working out, the date…
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Setting Up Systems For Your Practice – For Beginners
Something that has helped me in my practice is implementing a few systems for when a potential client calls or emails me for a…
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Allan Dib Has a One Page Marketing Plan for You | PoP 344
Struggling to identify your target market or craft the perfect marketing message? Maybe you’ve already done this but you’re not sure how to capture…
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Important But Overlooked Compliance Issues For Practices
It goes without saying that a counselling practice must place ethics at the forefront of its operations. When dealing with psychologically and emotionally vulnerable…
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A Formula for Success that Actually Works
You’ve heard the pitch before: “Do you want to be successful? Are you tired of living a mediocre life and are feeling stuck? Well,…
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How to Use Facebook to Get Involved with Your Local Community
When you have a private practice, marketing and networking is key, whether in-person or through social media. Either way, you are looking to get…
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6 Secrets: Advice for Private Practices Seeking to Successfully Manage Remote Teams
Several tips for private practices to successfully manage remote teams. One definitely needs to see them all in order to select the one that…
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5 Ways to Market Your Online Counseling Practice
Once you establish your online counseling practice, your next step is to attract new clients through marketing. Fortunately, marketing your online practice is very…
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Building Multiple Streams of Income | November 2018 Monthly Income Report
When you’re building multiple streams of income for a private practice you want to consider a few things: What is already working in your…
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5 Reasons Why You Should Use Google Ads For Your Business
Google launched their online advertising platform nearly 18 years ago and up until recently, it was called Google Adwords. It has now been changed…
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How to Handle the “You’re Too Expensive” Sales Negotiation Objection
Sales negotiation can be a high-stress experience and many sellers feel daunted when they hear “you’re too expensive” from a potential client, afraid to…
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Does Your Practice Need A Blog?
For some medical professionals, it’s the ultimate dream to start your own private practice. All through medical school you could be waiting for the…
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Self Doubt and Starting a Private Practice
The decision to start a private practice can be an anxiety ridden one for most therapists. Many therapists come to me saying things like,…
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Juggling Family Time and Building a Practice
As I have begun to build my practice this past year, something that is clear, and I’m sure resonates with everyone here, is the…
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The 4 Most Important Things I Learned While Starting My Private Practice
Truth be told, I never really considered opening up my own private practice. It was always an interest of mine to work in a…
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So, You Want To Go Into Business With Your Spouse…
“What is it like being Jeremy’s assistant?”… is one of the most abhorrent questions Kathryn is asked on a regular basis. We tell people…
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Jaime Masters is an Eventual Millionaire [reverse podcast] | PoP 342
Are you starting, growing or scaling your practice? Are you a specialist or a generalist? Do you know how important it is to slow…
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Busting Myths About Starting in a Private Practice While Pre-Licensed
In talking with numerous pre- and provisionally-licensed clinicians, I’ve found there are several misconceptions about getting into a private practice while being pre-licensed. These…
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Stop Volunteering
You need to stop volunteering. I’m serious, it’s draining you. You think it’s making an impact, but it’s not. In fact, you might be…
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The Counselor in the Room: Attending a Conference Outside Your Field
In my previous article“The Unplanned Day of Networking” I recounted a day I took advantage of random encounters as opposed to actively overextending myself…
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Should you start a group practice?
Recently I was talking to someone who said, “I’m full, but I don’t want to start a group practice.” We talked about how when…
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Richard Chapo is an Internet Lawyer and You’re Doing Some Things Wrong | PoP 340
Do you have an attorney who understands business law in your state? Do you have safeguards in place to protect yourself online? Have you…
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Get Exposure for Your Practice Through In-Person Networking Events
A great way to increase the visibility of your practice and increase your clients is by networking. This can be carried out either in-person…
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It’s All About Relationships: Networking Locally to Build a Client Referral Base
Starting a private practice is exciting! It can also be daunting, overwhelming and exhausting. The concept is simple: rent a space, hold therapy sessions…
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Cindy Nicholson is the Course Whisperer | PoP 339
Do you have something to teach your clients? Have your ever thought about creating an online course? What could you teach audience and how…
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How to Market Yourself As a Consultant
When you look at marketing yourself as a consultant you should look at: What you already have set up. Growing your specialty – this…
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Building Recurring and Predictable Income | October 2018 Monthly Income Report
This month we implemented a number of new things to help private practice owners: Clean-Up Money Month: We launched Clean-Up Money Month, where we met…
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Greg Higdon Used to Teach Latin and Now Knows A Lot About Money | PoP 338
Do you know the in’s and out’s of your income statement? Are you too afraid to look at the numbers because they don’t make…
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How To Promote Your Business On A Small Budget
One of the greatest challenges that startups and small business owners face is a low marketing budget. Even when you don’t have funds for…
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How to Get More Clients
Are you working full-time, but starting a private practice on the side? Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for…
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5 Things to Accomplish Before Beginning Your Online Counseling Practice
Are you thinking about starting your own online private practice? Are you feeling nervous or uncertain about how best to get started? Not sure…
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A Step-by-Step Guide Through The Consulting Process
Assuming you have an email list, you have some sort of inbound marketing, you’ve grown a specialty and an audience, now it’s time to…
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Katie Englert Started Practikat | PoP 337
Are you starting or growing your private practice? Struggling to find resources for your practice all over the web? Have you ever heard of…
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How to Market a Private Practice Workshop
Do you run workshops as part of your private practice, but you aren’t sure how to market them? Q&A was part of Next Level…
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How To Set Your Consulting Fees
One of the biggest questions that I get asked is ‘how do I set my fees for consulting?’ What Are You Already Making? If…
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Christopher Lochhead On Living A Legendary Life | PoP 336
Are you living a legendary life? What sort of entrepreneur are you? Are you designing your own life? In this podcast episode, Joe Sanok…
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Caring And Compassion Fatigue
There I was, having the same kinds of nightmares I ask my clients about. A week before, I had just witnessed my client in…
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Christopher Lochhead Wants You To Be a Small “E” Entrepreneur And He Hates Pickles | PoP 335
As an entrepreneur, do you focus on the problem or the solution? Do you think that being ‘different’ is a negative thing? What sets…
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Christopher Lochhead Wants Your Practice to Niche Down | PoP 334
How familiar are you with the term ‘niche’? How do you differentiate your business or the way you run it? Do you believe in…
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It’s A Marathon, Not A Sprint: The Reason Why Energy Conservation Is Important
Making the decision to go into private practice is an anxiety inducing endeavor. In my experience consulting with a number of therapists over the…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: October 2018
In the month of October we had a diversity of articles talking about how to decorate your office with purpose to using a virtual…
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How to Run an Online Counseling Practice
Are you wanting to get involved in online counseling? Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a…
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The Unplanned Day Of Networking
Some people may consider networking to be a necessary evil in the professional world. It doesn’t have to be a daunting task. Occasionally opportunities…
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Here Is The Consulting Framework You’ve Been Waiting For
What is consulting? We hear this all over the place in the business world but what is consulting really? So often we hear the…
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5 Exercises To Spark Your Creative Thinking Skills
All humans have natural creative thinking skills. As therapists and business owners, we likely use them every day to develop ideas and problem solve….
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Dr B Craven Has A Super Huge Mega Practice | PoP 333
Are you dreaming of starting your own group practice? Not sure about how to get started? Keen to hear from someone who did it…
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7 Email Marketing Tips For Private Practices
Email marketing is one of the best tools to spread your outreach and raise awareness of your private practice. However, it’s more in how…
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Quick Tips For Networking
When I volunteered to write blog posts for another therapist’s page, I was excited. I like being able to connect with new people and…
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How To Add A New Niche To Your Private Practice
As private practice business owners, we often hear how important it is to niche down. There are lots of good reasons to pick one…
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I Hired My First Clinician, Now What?
If you’re reading this, maybe you’ve already taken the plunge and hired your first clinician. If so, congratulations are in order! You were probably…
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3 Ways To Get Paid More Without Working Harder
“How to I get paid more?” is a question that I am asked on a weekly basis by clinicians from all over the country….
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Why Linking Your Social Media Posts To Your Blog Is Important
We have all heard it before, the importance to blog! Blogging is a way to easily share your expertise and a way to help…
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How To Set Up A Membership Community And Earn A Passive Income
We’re talking all about membership communities, how do you start, grow and automate it? I’m going to tell you exactly how I started a…
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An Abundance Mentality And Your Ideal Client
Have you ever talked to your clients about the difference between a scarcity consciousness and an abundance mentality? Here’s the example that I use…
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Decorating Your Private Office With Purpose
First impressions are everything! This is important to remember when planning to decorate your office. You don’t have to have a degree in interior…
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Sarah Cheek Applied LEAN To Laundry And Home Life Is So Much Easier | PoP 332
Have you ever heard of LEAN and wondered how you can implement it into your life? Are you looking for processes to make your…
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Networking Guide For Therapists
Therapists usually have one thing in common…. They hate selling themselves! So it’s no surprise that networking can be intimidating and challenging for most…
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How to Absolutely Kill It in Private Practice | September 2018 Monthly Income Report
This month I worked three weeks then went to Colorado with my wife. Our primary purpose was to check out the YMCA of the…
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How to Use a Virtual Assistant to Grow Passive Income
You hear about virtual assistants on podcasts and blogs. People are always talking about virtual assistants, but how do you actually find a virtual…
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Alternative Growth Methods to Expanding into a Group Practice
Are you currently in private practice, but are not wanting to expand into a group practice? Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the…
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6 Reasons To Add Online Counseling To Your Practice
Have you been thinking about adding online counseling to your in-person practice? Or are you looking to start your own practice and are thinking…
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When to Leave Your Full-Time Job for Private Practice
Are you currently in part-time private practice and in a full-time job? Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for…
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Social Media Sprint: How To Optimize Facebook | PoP 328
Do you have a Facebook business page but you’re not sure what to post? Are you posting content that is relevant to your ideal…
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Embracing Entrepreneurial Anxiety
The waters may be cold but you still need to jump in and swim. This line came to my mind this past weekend when…
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Angie Morgan Wrote a New York Times Best Seller, But That Wasn’t The End | PoP 327
Have you ever thought about writing a book but not sure where to start? Do you feel that managing is the same as leading…
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Introduction To Generating A Passive Income
Unit 1 Of The Passive Income Series We’re going to be talking about all things passive income: When should you use it in your…
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How to Prepare for Private Practice in Grad School?
Are you currently in Grad School, but are wanting to go into private practice when you graduate? Q&A was part of Next Level Practice,…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: September 2018
In the month of September we had wonderful articles talking about everything from how to deal with no-show clients to how to get your office…
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Laura Long Helps Badass Brands | PoP 326
Are you stuck with an idea and not sure how to execute it? Do you feel like you may have some analysis paralysis? Do…
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A Few Practical Tips That Helped Me Establish My Paper & Process Systems
I’ve been in private practice for almost two years now and there have been so many new things that I’ve had to learn along…
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Who Needs Online Counseling?
Why would anyone need online counseling? I asked myself the same thing in early 2016…. At that time, I had a coworker who was…
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How To Stop Sounding Like Every Other Therapist
Dear Therapist Stop being boring when you market. Stop writing your profiles and web copy like you are writing your dissertation or worse yet…
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3 Easy Ways to Generate Ideas for Content Marketing
Content marketing is a great way to bring ideal clients into your practice. However, if you’re not familiar with the process of creating content…
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Should I Give My Private Practice a Generic Name?
Are you in the process of naming your private practice? Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting…
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Importance of Building Community
When I first started my private practice and hung up my shingle (ahem, published my website), I thought I was ready. I’d recently moved…
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Planning To Hire Your First Clinician?
So, you have decided to take the next step and hire your first clinician. How exciting! If you’re like me, you may have spent…
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I’m Thinking About Hiring My First Clinician, Now What?
The thought of bringing on your first clinician may excite you, but also frighten you at the same time. You may be a person…
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