May 7, 2025 | Business matters
The mental health landscape is shifting fast—and so is private practice. With therapy platforms scaling rapidly, it’s easy to feel boxed in by saturated markets and managed care models. But there’s a different way forward. By applying Blue Ocean Strategy to private...
May 15, 2024 | Business matters
If you are taking a vacation this summer, have you made arrangements for how emergencies will be handled during your absence? Being available by phone or video 24/7 is probably not the best option for you nor for your clients. Instead, consider making arrangements for...
Apr 23, 2024 | 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...
Oct 1, 2023 | Business matters, Practice development
Jack and Jill went to graduate school together and are good friends. They have stayed in touch, and, through a variety of circumstances, are now living in the same city. They each have a small part-time practice and work for local agencies. One day over lunch, they...
Sep 9, 2023 | Business matters
Do you consider yourself a lucky person? According to research, those who consider themselves lucky actually ARE more lucky. There's nothing mysterious about it. Here's a video of psychologist Dr. Richard Wiseman, author of The Luck Factor: The Four Essential...
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,...
