Self-care is different from selfishness, self-absorption, or self-indulgence. . . .
Given the fine line between the therapist's personal and professional self, self-denial or self-abnegation is neglectful not only of real self needs, but ultimately of patient care."
~ Ellen K. Baker, Ph.D. {...}
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Get Those Marketing Ideas and Plans Flowing!
OK, gang . . . . Here are three links to whet your marketing juices and get those ideas flowing!
Jonathan Fields has written a terrific little blog post (complete with a not-to-miss video) called Marketing Heresey: Own Your Crazy. Although he's using yoga rather than psychotherapy as his focus, {...}
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When The Garbage (In Your Head) Gets In The Way Of Building Your Private Practice
You may not know that I also host a second blog for my clinical practice. Last week, I was writing a post for it, titled How to Empty the Garbage (in Your Head). As I was sitting down today to write, I realized that this post is equally relevant to psychotherapists in private practice. Sometimes {...}
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