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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Troubleshooting For Your Private Practice
Last week I was working with a new client helping her to develop a marketing plan for the next three years. Getting her to tell herself (and me) the truth about her practice was a bit like washing a water-phobic dog! She had access to the information - how much money she was bringing in, how many {...}
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First Things First: Office Policies For Your Consideration
I mentioned in a previous post that one of the things you can do when you don't yet have all the clients that you want is to get your office policies in order. What I meant to say is . . . whatever you do . . . don't think of waiting until your first client walks in the door to begin thinking about {...}
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Do’s And Don’ts For Calling Your Clients
If you are new to private practice, you may not even know that there are "right" and "wrong" ways to telephone your client.
The Do's
Get your client's permission to call her. Don't just assume it's OK to do so.
Ask where your client prefers to be called. On her cell phone? At home? Work?
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