by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | May 20, 2023 | Business matters, Marketing, Niches, Practice development
One way to be viewed as an expert is to specialize in helping particular types of people - in other words, a niche. People can be differentiated by various characteristics. For example: Demographics - People of a specific age range, occupation type, marital status,...
by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Apr 1, 2023 | Business matters
Are you thinking of closing your solo practice? The more lead time you allow, the smoother will be the transition, for both you and your clients/patients. You need to consider ethics, business issues, and laws. Ethical considerations What is the plan for your existing...
by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Jan 14, 2023 | Business matters, Office procedures, Self-care
Sometimes running a mental health practice feels like you're the circus guy who keeps plates spinning on poles. There's a lot to attend to, and just when everything seems to be running smoothly, a situation comes up, either at work or in your personal life, that...
by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Dec 17, 2022 | Business matters, Productivity, searching
Like many clinicians searching for answers regarding private practice business issues (and other things), you probably start with Google. You will likely get pages of results, many of which are irrelevant, outdated, misleading or erroneous. Here are a few search tips...
by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Oct 22, 2022 | Business matters
These days it's fairly easy and inexpensive to set up a telehealth-based mental health practice. All you need is a private space at your home, a secure internet connection and some basic hardware, and you're open for business. It's not quite that simple, of course....
by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Oct 1, 2022 | Business matters
Hurricane Ian is just the latest in a series of disasters that have hit the US over the past few years. The map below, from the US Census Bureau, shows a summary of storms, floods, wildfires and other disaster declaration areas. More information and map tools are...