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    The stories demystifying the business side of private practice.

    A therapist is on her phone answering emergency messages from clients after-hours. Find out how to develop private practice emergency contact procedures in alignment with medical and legal guidelines.

    Emergency Contact Procedures for Private Practice

    Handling client or patient emergencies can be stressful for therapists, psychiatrists, and other mental health clinicians in private practice. In … Continued

    A blue and green graphic that says 2 Options for Out-of-network billing

    2 Options for Out-of-Network Insurance Billing

    As a therapist or counselor in private practice, you may find yourself feeling conflicted about whether you want to get … Continued

    A female therapist talks with her client about different ways to pay for therapy that aren't insurance.

    Payment Methods for Therapy Besides Health Insurance

    Health insurance networks can be a great way for therapists and clinicians to connect with potential clients and build their … Continued

    best features for telehealth

    What Are the Best Features for Telehealth?

    Whether or not you’ve chosen to embrace it to provide therapy or other mental health services, telehealth is here to … Continued

    A therapist sits down and opens up her laptop to manage her client waitlist. Find out how to build a client waitlist.

    How to Build a Client Waitlist

    Recognizing the growing need for mental health services, and in service of alleviating the administrative burdens of overflowing clinician caseloads, … Continued

    A therapist sits down on a wicker chair with her laptop to fill out a Wiley Treatment Planner.

    How Wiley Treatment Planners Save Time and Improve Care

    Wiley Treatment Planners provide a quick and easy way for therapists to create well-documented treatment plans for specific diagnoses directly … Continued

    A therapist uses a laptop and calculator to plan her budget and financial goals for the year ahead

    How to Set Financial Goals for the New Year for Your Practice

    For wellness clinicians in private practice, the final months of the year and the first months of the new year … Continued

    Therapist calculating how much to increase their billings rates for their private practice

    How to Increase Rates for Clients in Private Practice

    The costs of running your business—including rent on your office space and supplies—may have gone up over the last year. … Continued

    Should you enable online booking to let clients schedule their own appointments

    The Pros and Cons of Online Booking

    There’s a lot of debate in the clinician community about online booking and whether or not clinicians should enable online … Continued

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