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A woman sits cross legged with prayer hands to practice meditation and psychological flexibility.

Psychological Flexibility

Learning to be psychologically flexible is a key component to mental health and overall wellness.  In this article, we’ll explore … Continued

A speech language pathologist, or SLP, uses flashcards to help her students with sounding out the letter T. This is part of her evaluation to distinguish speech delay vs autism symptoms in her clients.

Speech Delay vs Autism

Even for experienced clinicians, it may be difficult to distinguish symptoms of standalone speech delay vs autism, and this is … Continued

This female prelicensed therapist is noticing some warning signs in the posted jobs for prelicensed therapists.

Why Most Therapists Are Not Legally Compliant

Wondering whether you’re legally compliant? When the Department of Health and Human Services released its 2020 HIPAA Audit Report, the … Continued

A massage therapist works on a client's shoulders. They will be using massage therapy SOAP notes to keep track of the treatments administered for their client.

Massage Therapy SOAP Notes

What, exactly, are massage therapy SOAP notes? How are they written? And how can massage therapists use SOAP notes to … Continued

A therapist rifles through a stack of papers explaining various counselor liability insurance plans, as he looks for the right one for his practice.

How to Choose Counselor Liability Insurance

The legal risks associated with delivering therapy can be mitigated with counselor liability insurance.  Ideally, counselors and therapists would never … Continued

Group practice team members gather around a laptop as they vet various clinic management system softwares.

Choosing a Clinic Management System Software

I spent hours vetting various types of clinic management system software before deciding on one to use for my group … Continued

A client opens up her laptop to join a virtual counseling session over telehealth. Here’s everything you need to know about virtual counseling services—and whether they’re right for your practice.

Virtual Counseling Services

We’re living in a digital era, one where people do just about everything online—including virtual counseling via telehealth video. We … Continued

Female therapists, who uses a therapist termination checklist, sits with her female client discussing the end of their therapy engagement.

How to Fire a Client (Respectfully and Ethically)

Sometimes you and a client aren’t a good fit for each other. If this turns out to be the case, … Continued

Therapist and nurse practitioner discussing HIPAA compliant invoicing and payment processing

How to ensure HIPAA-compliant billing

When you hear someone reference HIPAA (aka the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), you might think about client’s diagnoses, … Continued

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