Internet Marketing for Psychotherapists
Several years ago, therapists in private practice relied heavily on their websites as the main way they marketing their practices online. But over the past year, that’s all changed. If you are still relying on your website to do your marketing for you, you’ve probably been pretty discouraged lately, right? The reason is Facebook. Facebook is…
Online Marketing for Psychotherapists
Recent conversations have taught me that there are still plenty of therapists marketing private practices without an online presence. If you are one of them, you already know that you’re behind the 8-ball. Even if you already have a successful private practice, psychotherapists today need to have an online presence to be readily available to clients seeking our services.…
Psychotherapy Practice-Building: Managed Care
Is it possible to build a fee-for-service private practice anymore? Can you attract the therapy client you’ve been looking for, or are you required to accept managed care to make ends meet? This is a decision that many therapists struggle with when they are building private practices. And it is a question that many therapists…
Practice-Building Resources for Psychotherapists
Early in 2010, I started offering workshops for local therapists to help them get new counseling clients and build their private practices. As word spread, I began getting inquiries from therapists all over the country. As the demand for my services grew, I began to get overextended. As many of you who have worked with…
Psychotherapy Practice-Building Tip: Confirming with Clients
“Do you call and confirm with new clients prior to your first session? Do you have a problem with them no-showing?” Katie Lemieux, LMFT No, I don’t call to confirm new clients as a matter of course. And no, I don’t have a problem with them no-showing. (Trying to remember the last time I had…