Sherly Raymond is an LMFT in Bronx, New York who wrote me with the following question.
I have an office policy stating to pay at the beginning of each session. My patients don't follow this policy and at first I did not feel comfortable reinforcing it. I don't have a receptionist. What are some {...}
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70-20-10 Rule And Why You Need To Know
The 70-20-10 Rule
Whether your services include training and educational components or you offer public speaking as a marketing tool or you simply sit in an office from 9-5 providing traditional counseling, you need to know the 70-20-10 Rule. This is a learning development concept that came out of {...}
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How To Add Consulting Services To Your Private Practice
Every successful practitioner that I know has diversified her practice. S/he offers a variety of services that usually include some combination of clinical work, education / training, consulting, supervision (either clinical or administrative),writing and publishing, and some other mishmash of a {...}
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When Your Counseling Client Bounces A Check . . .
Have you ever had a client pay you with a check and then it bounced? And, then the client didn't show up again for an appointment? Nor does he answer his phone calls or emails?
I get this scenario presented to me all the time from mental health professionals . . . typically followed with the {...}
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