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...
Oct 2, 2014 | Blogging, Presentations, Public education, therapy, Web content, Writing
"Have you ever observed that we pay much more attention to a wise passage when it is quoted, than when we read it in the original author?" ~Philip Gilbert Hamerton, The Intellectual Life, 1873 Using quotes from literature and other sources can help you deliver your...
Mar 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Steven Walfish, Ph.D. An often-cited advantage of joining a group practice is that it can help a clinician get on an insurance panel. This may be especially advantageous if the group itself (not just each clinician) is considered to be paneled then the: (a) paperwork...
Feb 16, 2014 | Business matters, Productivity
by Steven Walfish, Ph.D. - The Practice Institute One of the reasons it takes most people a year or two to build a practice with a full case load is because successful clinicians receive at least 25% (if not more) of their new clients based on a referral from a former...
Jul 29, 2012 | Ideas, therapy
In my work with clients in psychotherapy I like to weave current events into our discussions when appropriate. I've found that it helps give people a point of reference in understanding their own situation and their coping skills. None of my current clients is a...
