Five key attributes of excellent managers
Excellent managers are not born. Instead, developing first-rate management skills, attitudes, and abilities requires an intentional self-improvement project. Here is a start. 1. Prompt responsiveness The first attribute every manager should […]
Post-pandemic psychotherapy
May 26, 2020 The outlines of post-pandemic psychotherapy are taking shape. Fortunately, the light at the end of the tunnel is getting closer, and it doesn’t look like a train. […]
The ultimate guide to managing growth
This guide provides an outline for managing growth. If we are fortunate enough to experience growth, we face many new issues. I am going to discuss six major areas. 1. […]
The isolating effects of leading
When I started my practice, I did not comprehend much about the isolating effects of leading a group. I probably should have noticed during my early leadership experiments when in […]
Considerations when rebuilding your infrastructure
As an organization grows, the infrastructure is often in need of rebuilding. The tools for getting business done are continually changing. We should always be investing in the rebuilding of […]
Redesigning your leadership structure
Once your organization reaches certain milestones, redesigning leadership structure is a must. In this post, I talk about those milestones and how to go about making the needed changes in […]
Most hazardous practice size? Ten people
From my observations, the most hazardous practice size has about ten people. Let’s examine why this is true and how to work through these perils. Characteristics of a ten-person practice […]
How increased size adds resiliency
One often hears people say that increasing the size of one’s organization increases resiliency. But is this true? If so, why is this true? Exactly how does largeness add resiliency? […]
Overcoming bottlenecks in mental health practice
For a practice to operate efficiently, managers and owners must get good at overcoming bottlenecks. These bottlenecks can come from multiple sources. Let’s look at a few and see how […]
Overcoming stalled marketing in mental health
If stalled marketing is holding back the growth of your practice, you have come to the right place. From 2004 through 2006, my organization had flattened out. We did not […]
Why massive unemployment will not kill psychotherapy
The Coronavirus has spun us into unprecedented times. Every business is scrambling to stay alive. And in the psychotherapy world, that means practices have rapidly converted most clients to telemedicine […]
The Coronavirus and Practice Update
April 1, 2020 We are knee-deep into the new normal of dealing with the Coronavirus and practice now. The grim trends on the Coronavirus are not good, and we will […]
Psychotherapy practice finances in a crisis
The Coronavirus (Covid-19) changed the practice of psychotherapy, at least in the short run. In response to the virus, practices have added teletherapy to their service options and, as I […]
Leading during crises: Passing the Coronavirus test
Leading during crises is difficult. And for most of us, our natural reactions can get us in trouble fast. We want to reassure, get the answers figured out quickly, and […]
Developing all aspects of your branding message in a mental health practice
There are aspects of your practice that offer prospective clients the branding message of your mental health practice. It may be a positive or a negative message, but it is there […]
How mental health businesses weathered the health care storms
Mental health practices have weathered many storms through the last decade. Here is an analysis of how we have done.
Calculating psychotherapist pay in private practice
I have seen many wild estimates regarding how much a therapist makes in private practice. But here I am going to be realistic. Fooling ourselves only hurts us. Calculating psychotherapist […]
Rent, lease, or purchase psychotherapy office space?
There are many factors to consider when looking at office space for psychotherapy practice. Is it best to think in terms of renting, leasing, or purchasing psychotherapy office space? The […]
8 steps to adding office space in psychotherapy practices
Adding office space may seem like a no brainer. It isn’t. There is much at stake and many factors to consider. In fact, I get more requests for consultation on […]
Grow, hire, run out of space, repeat…forever
If we do things right, we will run out of space. Why? Because growing requires hiring staff. And then when we add to our team, we eventually run out of […]
Financial rewards for owners of private practices
A practice owner I was consulting with said, “I am not tasting a lot of financial rewards as the owner of a practice.” His comment transported me back to the […]
Increasing therapist pay in private practice
In private practice, your first goal is to fill your schedule with clients. Once accomplished, the process for increasing therapist pay is less readily apparent. Let’s begin by looking at […]
Growing pains: Outgrowing our brand
Over the years of growing our practice, we found ourselves outgrowing our brand. My practice started as a partnership–until my partner took a university job. Then it was just me–until […]
5 best marketing favorites in psychotherapy practice
I presented a workshop at a hospital on practice development. I had just gone over our marketing favorites when a participant raised her hand. She said, “Yes, I get that […]
Therapist pay in private practice
In private practice, therapist pay is rarely based on a salary. Rather all private practices sell a service, usually psychotherapy or psych testing, to the public and collect payment for […]
