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Common Mistakes Therapists and Counselors Can Avoid

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No one likes to admit that they’ve made a mistake. But mistakes happen. As long as you learn from them and take steps to improve processes going forward, it shouldn’t be life-altering. This rule is especially true of newer therapists who simply don’t have the experience of therapists further along…
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Protecting Counselor Safety in Crisis Situations

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Crises can pose significant risks to the safety and well-being of counselors and their clients. Not only are you responsible for ensuring that your clients are safe, but it is also essential that you are prepared to respond and take steps toward protecting your own safety in a crisis situation.…
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The Importance of HIPAA Compliant Telehealth

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When it comes to providing mental health services online, what safeguards do therapists and counselors need to implement when offering HIPAA compliant telehealth? This post will outline some crucial things you need to know to grow your practice and maintain a healthy client base with safety and integrity for everyone…

Best Books for Starting a Private Practice

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You’re not the first to start a private practice or a business. But it can sometimes feel that way. That’s why it’s helpful to learn as much as you can from those who came before you. Then you can build on their success. Here are some of our favorite books…

July is Minority Mental Health Month: Here’s Why It Matters

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Mental health challenges aren’t limited to race, gender, age, or socio-economic challenges. But your background can restrict your access to proper mental health care. Seeing these challenges Bebe Moore Campbell, author and co-founder of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Urban Los Angeles, worked to destigmatize mental illness, mainly…

Marketing a Mental Health Practice

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Marketing a mental health practice might feel like a foreign concept. You’ve studied mental health for years and worked diligently to cultivate an ethical practice. But how can you ensure that you market your practice to clients who will benefit from counseling and help keep you in business? Marketing your…

How to Deal with Compassion Fatigue

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Sometimes helping others hurts. You’re a counselor because you want to help people. But helping them heal means you think about their problems often and try not to internalize them. Learning how to deal with compassion fatigue allows you to avoid letting your clients’ mental health issues overwhelm your emotional…

Mistakes Therapists Make When Planning Holidays

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The holidays provide an opportunity for some much-needed time off with loved ones. As a caregiver, you know you’re not immune to needing to rest and recharge, especially during the festive holidays when many people celebrate with their family and friends. But now that you started your practice, you’ll want…

What to Look for in Therapy Billing Software

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You dislike even thinking about billing for your counseling services. After all, you got into this profession to help people. The financial aspects can all feel just a bit icky and dealing with insurance is confusing. But you have to charge clients a fair amount, so you can continue helping…

The Traumatic Impact of Racism, COVID-19, & the Strong Black Woman Myth

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYXpKLy0Oyk In this webinar replay, Lisa Lackey, LCPC, CSAT, CMAT discusses what can cause burnout for women, including the significant impacts of racism, COVID-19, and the strong black woman myth. Lisa Lackey is an esteemed therapy practitioner and dynamic trauma expert who is driven by a passion to support people…

How to Meet the Needs of Transgender and Non-binary Therapy Clients

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https://youtu.be/CGXx0hXMpWk In this recorded webinar, Rae McDaniel and Ani King discuss affirming care and how to meet the needs for transgender and non-binary therapy clients. Rae McDaniel, MEd, LCPC, CST (They/Them) is a non-binary, Gender and Certified Sex Therapist, Coach, and Educator who works with transgender/non-binary/questioning folks feeling anxious and…

Supporting Individuals Who Identify As Muslims

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd6a2zFm6Qg In this recorded webinar, Farah Hussain Baig, LCSW and Ani King discuss how therapists can better support Muslim clients. Since 2016, Farah Hussain Baig, LCSW has been presenting, “The Muslim Identity: Understanding the Misunderstood,” a cultural competence workshop she developed in an effort to raise awareness of the intolerance…

A Primer on the LGBTQIA2S+ Acronym

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Lesbian: A woman who is attracted to other women. Both transgender and cisgender women as well as non-binary people can be lesbians. Gay: The term gay encompasses all folks who are attracted to people of their own gender. Generally, this term is used to describe a man who is attracted…

Co-Creating Compassionate Spaces in Your Therapy Practice

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https://youtu.be/NFa8IbvUYPg In this recorded webinar Dr. Melba Nicholson Sullivan talks with Ani King about co-creating compassionate spaces in your therapy practice as a part of providing inclusive therapy to clients. Dr. Melba Nicholson Sullivan (she/her) is a licensed clinical-community psychologist, Executive Coach, People, Culture, and Systems consultant with more than…

5 Ways Your Website Can Work Better for Your Practice

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https://youtu.be/HMTq_dEcBfY In this webinar replay, Cory Miller shares the most effective tips for utilizing your website to grow your practice in 2021. He has been building websites since 1999 and built a multi-million dollar software business helping web designers over 11 years. Transcript Speaker: Cory Miller All right. Welcome back…

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