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The stories demystifying the business side of private practice.

Female therapist looks up ICD and CPT codes on her laptop for insurance billing

How to Write a Tactful Collection Letter to a Therapy Client

As a solo practitioner, it’s your responsibility to manage your business, which includes billing and collections. You’re detailed and organized. … Continued

Jill Shook using SimplePractice on her laptop.

Insurance Credentialing and Next Steps for Therapists

When you’ve completed the work of getting credentialed with insurance companies, you’re officially an in-network provider. Congratulations! So… what now? … Continued

A therapist meets with a business consultant, who specializes in coaching for therapists.

Coaching for Therapists

You may have noticed an increasing trend of coaching services becoming more accessible and more niche over the years—and of … Continued

A family of three watches the sunset. Generational trauma can affect your private practice, read this article to find out how to heal and in turn thrive in your business.

Overcoming Generational Trauma to Thrive in Private Practice

As I build relationships with other therapists in my coaching business, one of my favorite things is hearing why they … Continued

3 Questions to Consider Before You Start Your Own Private Practice

Should you start your own private practice? Let’s think about this. You’re a health professional, and you’re good at your … Continued

A female speech-language pathologist wonders how to start an SLP private practice

How to Start a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) Private Practice

Wondering about the steps to start your own speech-language pathologist (SLP) private practice? While most SLPs start out in skilled … 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 makes edits to her no show cancellation policy template

Why a No-Show and Cancellation Policy Is Essential for Therapists

Wondering whether you need a no-show and cancellation policy with your therapy clients? You’re not alone. If I were to … Continued

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