Are you curious about what your colleagues are working on in their practices? We know about the face-to-face time spent in session with clients + the documentation of those sessions, but what about all the other types of work that are being done each week? The This Week In The Life of A Vibrant Therapist blog series is intended to give you a glimpse into my practice. This series is where I record and share what tasks and projects I am working on within my practice when I am not in session with clients.
This post offers you a peek into my practice for the Week of June 12, 2023.
You can also check out the previous This Week in The Life of A Vibrant Therapist posts linked below:
Week of 6/12/2023
Second week of the month
First week of my summer 2023 schedule
Last month of the second quarter of 2023!
A little context about the week of June 12, 2023
This is the first full week of my summer 2023 schedule. During the summer months I reduce my work hours to spend more time with my family. This means that my primary focus during the summer is seeing clients and documenting sessions; I do not expect myself to do any “projects” during the summer months. I keep things as simple as possible and rely on my systems to support me. In the spring, I focused on things like wrapping up my continuing education credits and closing files so that I wouldn’t need to find time for those types of tasks during the summer when time is more limited.
This week 36% of my sessions were held in person. 64% of sessions were held via telehealth. I had one client cancel their session this week and decided to head home early as the cancellation was for a session at the end of my work day.
This Week In The Life of A Vibrant Therapist-The Week of 6/12/2023
- Tuesday is the start of my work week during the summer months. I spent time on Tuesday reviewing my schedule, reviewing my priorities + the “to dos” I had written for myself at the end of the previous week and preparing for the week’s sessions.
- I worked on cleaning up my email. This includes emails that came in over my long weekend, but also getting through older emails that I had saved to review later.
You can view the out of office email reply I use every weekend here + adapt it for use in your own practice.
The saved emails I referenced above are emails that are not urgent, but have content (blog posts, podcast episodes, etc) I am interested in reviewing when I have more time. I am intentionally working my way through the emails that have content I am still interested in and deleting those emails that no longer interest me. - I reviewed and decided how to respond to potential client inquiries.
These referral templates & scripts make responding to potential clients that I cannot accommodate much easier. - I worked on arranging coverage for the two weeks I am taking off this summer.
- I virtually met with my billing service. We meet monthly to review all my accounts and any outstanding balances. This is a quick meeting, but so helpful in identifying and troubleshooting any insurance issues. Everything looked good this month, so there was no follow up needed on my part. Yay!
What does a week in your life look like this month, Vibrant Therapist?
Take Care,
Sarah