by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Feb 10, 2018 | Business matters, Ideas, Practice development, Professional development
If you would like to earn some of your income from non-clinical sources, consider running training workshops and courses. It's a great way to help people who don't need or don't want therapy, and it gives you wider visibility in your community. Teaching and training...
by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Sep 29, 2017 | Business matters, Practice development
Has your solo practice grown to the point where you are receiving more referrals than you can handle? That’s great! Obviously, you are doing a good job. However, if you have a long wait list, or if you are frequently referring prospective clients to other clinicians,...
by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | May 7, 2015 | Research, searching, therapy
Occasionally during a therapy session a client asks for reading material. If I can't think of a specific resource at the moment, I'll grab my laptop or tablet to quickly search online. It usually takes no more than a minute or two to find relevant and reliable...
by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Jan 22, 2014 | Business matters, Ideas, Self-care
In her recent post on Lifehack.org clinical social worker Amy Morin listed 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do. She states: "Mentally strong people have healthy habits. They manage their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in ways that set them up for success in...
by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Oct 24, 2013 | Business matters
Through our years of consultation with other mental health professionals, we’ve seen highly competent clinicians fail miserably in their private practices because of poor business decisions and procedures. Here are three common mistakes, and how you can avoid them: 1....
