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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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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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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Ask the Expert Clay Cockrell on Online Counseling | PoP 393
In this podcast episode, Joe Sanok speaks to Clay Cockrel from onlineconseling.com about the opportunity of counseling online, how to start your online counseling practice, and some valuable tips on how to make it work.
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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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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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Tom Libelt Escaped Communist Poland and Wrote 5,000 e-books | PoP 390
What are the reasons you choose to make certain decisions in business? What are the traits of some of the most successful people? How…
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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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The Five Numbers You Have to Know in Private Practice | PoP 389
Do you know who makes the most money in your business? What is the ROI on your marketing efforts? When looking at exactly how…
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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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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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Why Slowing Down is the Key to Growing a Practice | PoP 385
Does the thought of slowing down and stepping away from your business leave you feeling nervous? Wish there was a way you could just…
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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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Ask Kelly Higdon: How do You Become a Lifestyle Entrepreneur?
How do you define your lifestyle first and then structure your business around that? When envisioning your day in business you have to get…
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Dr. Marie Fang is Helping You Build Private Practice Skills | PoP 382
Are you just starting a practice and have some unanswered questions? Within your own marketing, are you being consistent with your branding? Want to…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: June 2019
In the blink of an eye half of the year is gone and we hope it’s been an amazing 6 months of 2019 for…
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The Importance of Vision
You’ve heard the same thing over and over again: “Think big, dream bigger,” or my favorite, “It’s not about the destination, it’s about the…
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How I Have Optimized My Website
If you are creating your own website or have hired someone to do it for you, here are some things to consider of how…
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Private Practice Numbers | May 2019 Monthly Income Report
How to Get to the Next Level of Private Practice In trying to make money in private practice you have to know what stage…
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3 Tips on Outsourcing Billing
As your private practice grows, you may want to think about bringing on a biller or hiring a billing company. This may especially be…
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Scott Reib is a Business Attorney aka How to Not Be Sued | PoP 379
Do you have an attorney you use in your business? If not, are you wondering how necessary it is and what value they could…
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Lori Gottlieb is a Current NYT Bestseller of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone | PoP 378
Have you ever thought about writing a book? Where would you even start? Keen to hear from someone who has done it all, from…
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12 Mistakes New Private Practices Should Avoid
In starting a private practice, people screw up a lot of things. We have helped over a thousand practices start, grow, and scale. We’ve…
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Star Wars Intergalactical Counseling Edition Featuring a Stormtrooper
Our YouTube series this month is a Star Wars Intergalactial Counseling Edition. We talk to different Star Wars characters and identify their inner turmoil…
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Star Wars Intergalactical Counseling Edition Featuring Darth Vader
Our YouTube series this month is a Star Wars Intergalactial Counseling Edition. We talk to different Star Wars characters and identify their inner turmoil…
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Michael Diettrich-Chastain Wrote a Book and It’s Helping Him Find His Ideal Client | PoP 373
Do you want to figure out how to write a book and get it out there? Will writing a book benefit your practice and…
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Star Wars Intergalactical Counseling Edition Featuring Chewbacca
Our YouTube series this month is a Star Wars Intergalactial Counseling Edition. We talk to different Star Wars characters and identify their inner turmoil…
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The Perfect Private Practice Ideas For Empathetic Individuals
There’s a strange notion in the world of business that all entrepreneurs need to be cold and calculating individuals who are only interested in…
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Star Wars Intergalactical Counseling Edition Featuring Luke Skywalker
Our YouTube series this month is a Star Wars Intergalactial Counseling Edition. We talk to different Star Wars characters and identify their inner turmoil…
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Should I Start A Group Private Practice? Five Questions for Private Practice | PoP 370
Have you been considering moving from a solo to group practice? Do you know what this change will entail? How much more financially viable…
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Buying A Private Practice
Most people are not in the market to buy a private counseling practice. Most people are not having a casual conversation about the possibility…
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Attracting Wealth
I was recently listening to a podcast and the guest, a multimillionaire who also went bankrupt (and rebuilt his fortune), stated matter-of-factly, “I have…
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10 Ways to Get Your Name Out There
Over the course of watching some of the greats in private practice operate, I’ve concluded that they stick out because they aren’t following the…
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How Do I Get More Ideal Clients In My Private Practice? Five Questions for Private Practice Series 4 of 5 | PoP 369
Why should you focus on getting your ideal client? Do you know how to attract your ideal client? How can identifying and attracting your…
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How to Network Locally
Are you just starting your private practice and are not sure how to get more referrals? You’ve got your website set up and are…
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How Do I Set My Rates In Private Practice? Five Questions for Private Practice Series 3 of 5 | PoP 368
Are you struggling with figuring out how to set your rates in private practice? Not sure how often you can raise your rates? Want…
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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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How Much Time Should I Spend on My Private Practice? Five Questions for Private Practice Series 1 of 5 | PoP 366
How much time should you spend working on your private practice? We might call this time “operational hours.” These are hours like networking, building…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: March 2019
What a great month March was! We launched our 8th cohort with Next Level Practice and we had some wonderful guests on the podcast…
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4 Benefits of Specificity in Business
There’s a whole array of different stuff to focus on in any given business. Never mind a startup or entrepreneurial venture. Especially, a startup…
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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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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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Small Business Strategy Development
Nowadays, most people would agree that business growth is a necessity as opposed to an option. However, in order to take your company to…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: December 2018
In the month of December we looked at social media and blogging for your practice, how to handle sales negotiations and first steps to…
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Hal Elrod Has a Miracle Morning Routine | PoP 347
Do you have a morning routine? Could a morning routine be the answer to the start a of a great day? What if you…
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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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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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Boundaries With Clients Through EMDR
Sometimes we struggle to have good boundaries with clients and can be at risk for compassion-fatigue. In such cases it becomes all the more…
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How to Improve Your Google Ranking
Are you wanting to improve your Google ranking? Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private…
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Loneliness in Private Practice is Real
This article could be a fear-based narrative about how important staying connected with other professionals is for you in private practice. We could look…
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 Attract Adolescents as Your Ideal Client
Is your ideal client adolescents? Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video,…
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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 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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Julianna Raye Has Done Over 12,000 Hours Of Meditation | PoP 331
What do you think of when you hear the word ‘mindfulness’? Does being alone with your thoughts scare you? Have you ever wondered about…
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Social Media Sprint: How To Optimize Twitter And Instagram | PoP 330
Does your ideal client spend a lot of time on Twitter and/or Instagram? Do you know how to use Twitter to effectively market your…
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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 LinkedIn And Pinterest | PoP 329
Are you wanting to have more of a business presence on social media? Are you aware of the benefits LinkedIn could have to your…
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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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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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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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Three Things You Can Do to Prevent Retraumatization
Do you have clients who when asked about traumatic experiences tend to get into a lot of detail and emotional activation when describing these…
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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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20 Podcasts To Listen To Now
I’m going to share with you my favorite podcasts. Of course I love my own podcast, the Practice of the Practice podcast where we help people have innovative ideas to start, grow, and scale their private practices. This is for people that have a counseling private practice, massage therapy, chiropractors, attorneys – all sorts of people with a private practice….
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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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Cecilia Briseno Does Hardship Evaluations And Is Changing The World | PoP 325
Have you ever heard about hardship evaluation? Wondering whether this is a service you can offer in your own practice? Maybe you have thought…
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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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Empathizing With New Patients
Trying something new for the first time can cause quite a bit of anxiety. I felt pretty anxious before I went to my first…
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What Rate to Charge for Consulting
Do you wonder what rate to charge as a consultant? Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting…
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Taking The Leap
What Are You Waiting For? I have been in private practice full time now for 7 months at the time of this writing….
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What I Did After My Client No-Showed
My client in private practice didn’t show up tonight. In fact, this was my third no-show in two weeks. I milled about trying to…
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How To Know When To Discuss Sex With Clients
This is a question I wrestled with for a number of years. Both in my private practice, as well as agency work. When is…
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Small Town Therapist
Carl plopped down in the chair across from me. “I’m so glad we have an appointment today! I had the worst day at work!…
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How To Transition Mid-Career To A Counseling Practice
Like many other professions in the mental health field, clinical counseling through a private practice is exceedingly rewarding. You help people, working with them…
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Where To Invest Your Time And Money To Get The Best ROI | PoP 321
Are you just starting a practice and not sure where to invest your time and money so that you can get the best ROI?…
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Dr. Richard Shuster Was In A Car Accident And Everything Changed | PoP 319
Have you ever thought about intentionally doing something good and wanting to bring about change? What influence does social media have on the way…
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Ways to Keep Focused When Starting a Private Practice
You did it! You finally took the plunge and started your own private practice. Now what? How do you keep focused when starting a private…
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How to Schedule Your Day
Wonder how to schedule your day? Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this…
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Is a Mastermind Right for You? BONUS
Are you wanting to grow your private practice into a group practice? Do you currently run a six- to seven-figure practice, and are wanting…
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How do You Allocate Time When Building Your Practice?
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Joe answers the question based…
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Rent Options for Private Practice
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Joe answers the question based…
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How to Maintain a Personal Touch Via a Virtual Assistant
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Joe answers the question based…
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