Private Practice

My #1 Business Mistake (Don’t Do What I Did!)

June 16, 2011
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Part of learning to become a good therapist is learning how to self-evaluate. What worked during a session? What didn’t work? Why didn’t it work? What would you do differently next time?
These same skills are important for business owners. We need to evaluate our programs, services, and marketing plans. Did that brochure work and attract [...]

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Top Music Therapy Maven Posts of 2010

December 31, 2010
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So I mentioned last week that I would be taking a couple weeks off for the holidays…Ha! Just kidding!
Earlier this year, I added a feature to my WordPress blog that allows me to track statistics for all my blog articles. I know which articles you’ve read the most, what you’ve commented on the most, what’s [...]

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The Therapy Business Blueprint is Finally Here!!!

November 17, 2010
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I am so excited to share this brand-spankin’-new resource with you! Are you starting a private practice? Then this ebook is for YOU!
You can check it out now by visiting www.StartMyTherapyPractice.com…or you can keep reading to learn more.
The idea for this book came to me last fall when I noticed that I was getting [...]

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Do You Make This Common (and Easy-To-Fix) Mistake?

October 27, 2010
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I readily admit that I was never very good about it. It’s one of those things that I “knew” I should do…but never got around to. I know it’s good for marketing and I know it’s good for professional growth…I just never made it a big priority like I should of.
What is “it”? Recording myself [...]

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3 Tips for Boosting Your Grant Writing Process

October 20, 2010
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A couple months ago, a friend of mine was applying for his first grant and asked me for some tips.
I have applied, either by myself or with a team, for about a dozen different grants, some successfully, some not. I’ve applied for a clinical research grant, I’ve applied for seed money to start a pilot [...]

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Essential Tools and Tips for a Successful Marketing Strategy

September 15, 2010
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It takes 7 contacts before you reach someone.
No matter what action you want that “someone” to take (Buy this! Donate here! Read now!), it takes an average of 7 exposures for that person to take the action. Exposures can include many things: a phone call, an email newsletter, a Twitter update, a brochure.
The idea of [...]

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6 Quick Tips for Organizing Your Excel Spreadsheet

August 24, 2010
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I love Excel spreadsheets. I don’t know if it’s because it satisfies my nerdy desire to be organized or because there’s so much you can do with it. Probably a little of both, honestly.
Spreadsheets are incredibly powerful, functional, versatile tools you can use to organize almost any sort of information. For example:

Passwords
Project lists and notes
Client [...]

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Choices Made and Problem Solved

August 17, 2010
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If you’ve been reading this blog over the past several months, you know that my family and I recently moved from Colorado to Missouri. Because of this, I had to close down my private practice and figure out my next step in a new state.
I think I’ve done it.
After talking with several attorneys and–I confess–only [...]

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