How Credit Card Payments Will Benefit Your Therapy Practice
Therapy billing has changed drastically over the last decade. In the past, therapists rarely accepted insurance, only took checks for payment, and did not have to worry about complex billing processes. Now, in 2021, mental health providers everywhere face a much more complicated financial structure within their organization. In the present day, more insurance companies […]
7 Useful Thought-Stopping Techniques for Anxiety
Millions of Americans are dealing with anxiety at this very moment. Some individuals have found success in thought-stopping techniques for anxiety, and many mental health providers use these techniques to help their patients overcome anxiety. So what are thought-stopping techniques for anxiety and why are they so useful? What is “Thought-Stopping?” Thought-stopping techniques for anxiety […]
How to Make the Most of Your Counseling Billing Software
The counseling billing software your mental health organization chooses will make or break you. Billing software lays the foundation for high-functioning workflows where providers are able to accomplish their daily tasks and offer the best care possible to their clients. With so many different counseling billing software products on the market, it can be difficult […]
Elements of a Clear Counseling Treatment Plan
It’s difficult to have confidence that you’ll arrive at your destination without a map or directions. For therapists and their clients, a counseling treatment plan outlines a clear path for you to follow as you move through the hills and valleys of progress. It’s a roadmap that lays out waypoints to your destination, making it […]
How to Bill Insurance Companies for Mental Health Service
Every mental health practice needs to know how to bill insurance companies. Coverage for mental health services keeps expanding and providers are increasingly depending on payments from insurers. Effective billing is the foundation of any practice that is looking to offer quality services to clients and experience growth. Learning how to bill insurance companies is […]
Willingness vs Willfulness in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
The idea of willingness vs willfulness is a concept practiced in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). In society, individuals that are not succeeding are labelled for “not having enough willpower” or determination to accomplish their goals. In reality, some goals or things in life are not realistic/attainable and we need to, instead, be flexible in our […]
Comprehensive Guide to Effective Therapy Progress Notes
Therapy requires flexibility. Root causes of problems and challenges aren’t usually immediately apparent. Certain techniques help some clients, while different techniques are more helpful for others. As a therapist, you must always be taking in new information and adapting your approach as you see what’s working well and what isn’t. But even though you must […]
First Steps to Starting a Teletherapy Practice
Within a matter of weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic transformed nearly every therapy practice into a telehealth provider. Therapists were forced to quickly adapt to this new way of seeing clients. The learning curve was steep and the change happened at a rapid pace. But as the dust settled and clients and providers got used to […]
Cognitive Processing Therapy 101 For Therapists
Cognitive processing therapy, or CPT, is a research-supported treatment used to help individuals with trauma histories. It emphasizes how negative or incorrect thoughts about past trauma can fuel powerful secondary emotions that keep clients trapped in a negative spiral. This guide shares what you need to know about how CPT works, what studies show about […]
When Is It Appropriate to Break Confidentiality in Counseling?
Confidentiality is one of the cornerstones of a strong working relationship between a therapist and client. A client’s understanding that their therapist will protect their privacy by not revealing the contents of therapy sessions encourages the sharing of intensely-personal thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. However, there are circumstances where break confidentiality is required. Here is what […]