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When you decide to run a therapy private practice there are many decisions to be made and lots of questions that will be asked. I argue that there is one question to start with that will help make all the others easier to figure out. Why? Vibrant therapists ask themselves “Why?” to center themselves […]
If you asked ten therapists about the schedules for their therapy practices, I imagine that you’d get ten different responses. We work in a profession where there is a lot of variety in the hours that individuals see clients and a number of factors that may influence how therapists set the schedule for their […]
As therapists, we may be comfortable helping our clients examine the roles they play in their relationships, but how often do we allow ourselves to slow down and carefully examine our own roles? As we all know, our personal and professional roles may shift and evolve, requiring re-examination. What are Roles? As I started brainstorming […]
The end of one calendar year and beginning of a new one is a natural time for mental health providers to slow down, sit down and reflect on a few key areas that affect our professional development. I have identified five year-end considerations for mental health providers, although I acknowledge that everything on this list […]
I am really intrigued about how our roles outside of the therapy office affect our work. I have written before about how becoming a mother was a pivotal moment for me in my practice as a mental health provider. My work has changed significantly as I took on that new role outside of […]
Earlier today, I met with two colleagues to plan for an upcoming event we are co-hosting for mental health professionals in our area. We were brainstorming discussion questions for the event and one of the topics that came up was goal setting. Setting professional goals is an essential part of getting us to where […]
In my last post, I shared a list of books that colleagues from across the country had identified as influential to their practice as mental health providers. In this post, I will provide a brief overview of the book that influenced me, but primarily focus on exploring how a book influenced my practice in multiple ways. This […]
Throughout the course of graduate school and our careers in the mental health field we read lots of books. Given all that we read, I am curious about what stands out to us the most and why. I’ve been wondering what books would appear on a list of the most influential books for mental health […]
On August 24th, I completed my first 30 day blog challenge. I really didn’t know if I could do it. Blogging every day for 30 days seemed like a lot. It would have seemed like a lot regardless, but for some crazy reason I decided to start the initial blog challenge when my […]
When I look back on my career as a marriage and family therapist thus far, there are at least three significant turning points that I can identify that changed my work in some significant way or set the course for the type of work that I wanted to do. I call these pivotal moments. […]