Private Therapy Practice

Your private therapy practice during not the same and the therapy world was quite different just a few short months ago. What do you need to know going forward? This blog will review the safety of your practice and patients; new policies and procedure that practice owners may consider and alternative approaches to in-person therapy. Read More >>>>

Teletherapy

Teletherapy (telehealth therapy) may be a completely new experience for many of your clients and parents and this blog will review how to prepare parents for teletherapy. Technology, environment, parent involvement, and child’s behavior will be addressed to help you prepare your new clients and families for their first teletherapy session. For school-based therapists using Read More >>>>

Online Speech Therapy Games

Online speech therapy games are great for home practice and teletherapy (aka telepractice or telehealth) and add another mode of learning. This blog will review 12 fun online speech therapy games and resources that therapists can utilize with children either during office or telehealth visits. Screen-sharing technology is a telehealth practitioner’s greatest ally. With the ability to Read More >>>>

Tips and Activities for Social Skills Group

Social Skills Group or Language Group is a great way to help children learn and practice both their social and language skills with their peers but how is it done via telepractice (teletherapy)? What social skills group activities can be utilized when seeing clients online? Not only will this blog answer those questions, but it will also Read More >>>>

Anxiety Counseling Techniques

This blog will review anxiety counseling techniques that counselors and therapists can apply when treating individuals with anxiety during the current coronavirus pandemic. The coronavirus has obvious physical health implications but it has also brought along with it significant anxiety problems. Not only are people afraid of catching COVID-19 but the resulting restrictions have led Read More >>>>

Therapy Activities and Icebreakers

This blog will review therapy activities that can be used as icebreakers for new pediatric clients in one on one or group sessions. Whether in person or via telehealth, an initial meeting with a new client can make you feel a certain type of anxiety. Though there may be some guilt around “wasting” time getting Read More >>>>

Family Therapy Activities

Family therapy activities and techniques will be covered in this blog post. No one has more influence on a person’s development than their family. Unfortunately, that can be both a blessing and a curse. When family members contribute to someone’s difficulties, we may require their assistance to help make the situation better. That is when Read More >>>>

Icebreakers for Group Therapy

Icebreakers for group therapy are one of the best tools you can have in your therapist’s toolbox as they are simple to implement, fun, and help participants engage with the group in ways that feel safe. This blog article will review icebreakers that can be used during group therapy and their benefits. Whether you’re new to group Read More >>>>

Therapy Office

Therapy offices can sell or not sell your private practice and it is one of the most important aspects of starting a therapy private practice. There are multiple choices you will need to make that will impact the success of your venture. One of the first—and most important—decisions involve your office space. Here are some Read More >>>>

What are CPT Codes?

Psychotherapy CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) codes are commonly used for billing by mental health therapists and include the 90837 CPT code as well as the 90834 CPT code. Any behavioral health practitioner who has worked in an institutional setting or dealt with insurance knows about psychotherapy CPT codes. They can be tedious and difficult to Read More >>>>

Anxiety and Depression Podcasts Therapy

Podcasts for therapists in mental space will be reviewed in the blog. Podcasts are an easy and inexpensive way for mental health professionals to spread information about a variety of relevant topics. The best part is that the information is not just for clients. Many of the podcasts for therapists are geared toward other practitioners. Read More >>>>

Goals For Counseling Therapy

Counseling goals are not why most clinicians choose to be therapists. They’re not very sexy. They don’t make a good story. But—let’s face it—there is no therapy without counseling goals. People have problems and they come to therapy to improve themselves and their situation. That doesn’t happen if they have nothing to work towards. Besides, Read More >>>>