I was trawling through Google+ or Facebook when I noticed that one of my colleagues here in Colorado was hosting a really cool, out-of-the-ordinary luncheon as a way to introduce her clinical services to her local community. So I invited Licensed Professional Counselor Kate Daigle to guest post {...}
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What To Do When Fear Shows Up In Your Private Practice
I don't pretend to be the right solution to all people who need mental health care and I refuse to make choices about my business based on fear. It's not that I am never tempted . . . . Once in a while, I still am. But the truth is that fear is never a good reason to . . . slide your fees, work {...}
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Consult, Get Educated, Get Supervised, And, Get Therapy – Referrals Are Based On Your Competence
It has happened again. I have a supervisee struggling with a desire to refer her client out because of a conflict in values. It's a common occurrence for mental health professionals, those in training, as well as those providing the training to find their personal values to be in conflict with {...}
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Why You May Not Want To Offer A Free Initial Session
In March, I attended the Association for Women in Psychology’s annual conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. That’s where I met LeLaina Romero – a post-doctoral feminist clinician working toward licensure as a psychologist at The Meeting Point in Jamaica Plain, Massachussetts. A few days ago she {...}
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