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A female therapist looks at her laptop and wonders whether therapists can use telehealth to practice across state lines

A female therapist looks at her laptop and wonders whether therapists can use telehealth to practice across state lines

Can a therapist do telehealth therapy across state lines?

Wondering whether you can do telehealth therapy across state lines? It’s an important question. Our therapy clients may cross state … Continued

Ben Caldwell, PsyD, LMFT

A therapist at her laptop wants to learn how to become an EAP provider so she can grow her client list.

A therapist at her laptop wants to learn how to become an EAP provider so she can grow her client list.

How to become an EAP provider

Lauren Diethelm, Pollen Author

This is a collage of U.S. currency bills cut up and fit together to demonstrate the costs of owning a private practice

This is a collage of U.S. currency bills cut up and fit together to demonstrate the costs of owning a private practice

Understanding the costs of owning a private practice

Alena Scigliano, LPC

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Brandy E. Wyant, MPH, MSW, LCSW

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Leah Small, Pollen Author

Couples and family therapy CPT codes for billing

Barbara Griswold, LMFT

How to book group therapy appointments

Jess Barron, Editor-in-Chief

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An illustration of a female therapist in private practice working at her desk holding a coffee

An illustration of a female therapist in private practice working at her desk holding a coffee

The 4 stages of starting a private practice

For therapists the initial pull toward starting a private practice may feel like a true calling—a deep, intrinsic urge to … Continued

Uriah Guilford, LMFT

An illustration of a therapist sitting in a chair talking with a client sitting in another chair and wondering what is hurting their therapeutic alliance.

An illustration of a therapist sitting in a chair talking with a client sitting in another chair and wondering what is hurting their therapeutic alliance.

This is what’s hurting therapists’ therapeutic alliance with clients

In preparation to serve on a panel discussing strategies for building therapeutic alliances with clients, I spoke with some of … Continued

Elizabeth Scarlett, MA, RP

An illustration of a therapist's entry in the therapist directory listing

An illustration of a therapist's entry in the therapist directory listing

5 must-haves for your therapist directory listing

Are you considering creating and launching your therapist directory listing? Good thinking! Before your clients ever find your social media … Continued

Lauren Diethelm, Pollen Author

A therapist sits with her laptop open and looks through all the new features added to her SimplePractice account in 2024. Read about all the features SimplePractice released in 2024 to help you manage, build, and improve your private practice.

A therapist sits with her laptop open and looks through all the new features added to her SimplePractice account in 2024. Read about all the features SimplePractice released in 2024 to help you manage, build, and improve your private practice.

SimplePractice’s 2024 product feature releases

In 2024, SimplePractice introduced many new product features to help you run your private practice, reduce your administrative burden, provide … Continued

Ruth Samson, Pollen Author

A female therapist discusses systemic family therapy with her clients

A female therapist discusses systemic family therapy with her clients

The keys to systemic family therapy

Wondering about systemic family therapy? “Systemic” is a powerful word. On one hand, systemic can be used to describe a … Continued

Angela Caldwell, MA, LMFT

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Woman smiling while looking at her phone with a laptop on her lap.

SimplePractice 2024 impact and must-read content

In your day-to-day work as a therapist, it may sometimes be difficult to see the overall impact you’re having. You … Continued

Kristen Garafano, Managing Editor

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An illustration of a book, open and bookmarked. Use this guide to understand psychiatrist abbreviations, their corresponding psychiatrist titles, degrees, training, and practices.

An illustration of a book, open and bookmarked. Use this guide to understand psychiatrist abbreviations, their corresponding psychiatrist titles, degrees, training, and practices.

Complete guide to psychiatrist abbreviations and psychiatrist titles

There are numerous abbreviations in the world of behavioral health, which can be quite confusing—in this article, we list psychiatrist … Continued

Bruce Bassi, MD

An illustration of a figure with a home in flames to demonstrate therapists and clients needing this list of fire recovery resources

An illustration of a figure with a home in flames to demonstrate therapists and clients needing this list of fire recovery resources

Fire recovery resources for LA-based therapists and clients

Jess Barron, Editor-in-Chief

A client holds her hands together tightly as she makes a connection between her own experiences and her projections in therapy, using her awareness of transference to garner insight. This article explains transference psychology to therapists, and how they can use transference awareness to facilitate therapy.

A client holds her hands together tightly as she makes a connection between her own experiences and her projections in therapy, using her awareness of transference to garner insight. This article explains transference psychology to therapists, and how they can use transference awareness to facilitate therapy.

Using transference to inform therapy

Brittany McGeehan, Ph.D.

A male therapist sits at his laptop and explores the pros and cons of getting credentialed with insurance payers

A male therapist sits at his laptop and explores the pros and cons of getting credentialed with insurance payers

The pros and cons of getting credentialed and joining insurance panels

Jess Barron, Editor-in-Chief

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