March 2010

Private Practice 101 (Week 4): Show Me the Money!

March 30, 2010

We are now in week 4 of our Private Practice 101 series. We’ve previously covered evaluating why you want to start a practice, determining who needs to be on your business team, and reviewing what types of businesses you can start.
And if you go back and re-read those posts, make sure you [...]

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Therapy is Like Skiing (Kinda)

March 25, 2010

I went to Breckenridge last weekend with my Dad and my two kids. It was my first time skiing in four years (it’s hard to ski when your pregnant or nursing a newborn!).
My Dad’s been skiing almost yearly for about 50 years. Me? I’ve been a couple dozen times over the past 15.
My Dad looks [...]

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Private Practice 101 (Week 3): What Type of Business Are You?

March 23, 2010

We are now in Week 3 of our “Private Practice 101″ series! So far we’ve talked about determining why you want to start a practice (Week 1) and creating your business team (Week 2).
I encourage you to check out the comments sections of the previous posts. There have been some great questions and useful information [...]

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Video: The 3 Neurotransmitters

March 18, 2010

Last fall, you heard The Neurodevelopment Song. In January, it was Watch and Learn: The Mirror Neuron Song. Today, I bring you the third song in this (yet-to-be-named) series: The 3 Neurotransmitters.
As therapists, we literally re-wire the brains of our clients. That type of re-wiring happens because of certain chemicals in our brain, called [...]

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Private Practice 101 (Week 2): Who’s On Your Team?

March 16, 2010

In week 2 of the Private Practice 101 series, we’ll talk about other professionals you have on your business team that can help you develop a smooth-running, legitimate, successful private practice.
But before we dive in, I want to send a quick THANK YOU to everyone who wrote awesome comments in last week’s post. You have [...]

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Music Therapy Maven Sponsorship Contest

March 11, 2010

Thought I’d put myself out there and try something new and different.
There are lots of great blogs I enjoy reading. Music therapy blogs. Science blogs. Business blogs.
I recently read a post that described a blog sponsorship experiment hosted by the guy behind World’s Strongest Librarian. And I thought: Why not?
As you know, the Music Therapy [...]

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Private Practice 101: An Introduction to Creating Your Own Private Practice

March 9, 2010

One of the joys of starting something new is not knowing where it will take you. Inevitably the direction you initially thought it would take ends up morphing into something a little different.
It’s happening with this blog. I initially thought this blog would be more sharing about music and music therapy. But I’ve started to [...]

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How to Be a Top-Notch Interviewee

March 4, 2010

One of my readers, Amy, contacted me last week and asked:
I wanted to send you a quick update on my internship application process! I have scheduled two interviews for mid-March, one in Denver and one in Boston. I thought you might be a great resource to ask for some general interview advice. Do you have [...]

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We’re 1! Happy Anniversary Music Therapy Maven!

March 2, 2010

Let’s hope I’m better at remembering my wedding anniversary than I am my professional ones!
February 13th was the 1-year anniversary of the very first blog post I wrote on this blog. I’ve been reflecting over the past couple of weeks on the journey I’ve had this year. There have been some surprising twists and unexpected [...]

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