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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Office Policies
Out-Of-Network Responsibilities For Mental Health Providers
For those of you, like me, who choose not to work directly with insurance companies, you are considered to be an out-of-network provider.
A mental health provider I will call "John" wrote in asking for clarification about his out-of-network responsibilities . . . .
A new client whose health {...}
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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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Twiddling Thumbs? What To Do While Waiting For Your Clients
Are you finding that you have way too much down time and not enough client time? If you are networking face to face and networking online, then don't worry! They're on their way. But while you have extra hours in the week, here's other things that you can be doing to get ready for them:
Decide {...}
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