Private Practice

Closing Shop 101: An Introduction to the “Exit Strategy”

May 25, 2010
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It’s inevitable. You’re a therapist with your own buzzing private practice. You built it from the ground-up, taken one simple idea and created a fulfilling career out of it. You have a caseload of loyal clients, beautiful marketing materials, and a schedule that’s perfect for you.
But then something changes. You get a job out-of-town. A [...]

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3 Online Resources for Therapists in Private Practice

May 18, 2010
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Being in private practice can be lonely work. There’s no water cooler office chat, no people around to bounce ideas off of, and no one to help you process through an experience.
And to make matters worse, for many therapists (music therapists and otherwise), we’re also trying to navigate the ins and outs of running a [...]

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Turn, Turn, Turn: A Season for Change

May 11, 2010
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Today I share with you a major announcement. Even though I’ve known about this for a month, I’ve had to wait to tell you about it. In truth, this announcement won’t really affect you, but it’s a major change in my life and I’m excited to share it with you.
I’m moving.
My husband, currently Director of [...]

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Now Open for Business: Let’s Work Together!

May 4, 2010
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Last week we wrapped up the Music Therapy Maven’s inaugural series: Private Practice 101. We’ve spent the past eight weeks going through the steps that need to happen to get your private practice up and running.
The feedback, comments, and questions I’ve received from you have been wonderful. I’ve never had this type of engagement before, [...]

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Private Practice 101 (Week 8): Final Considerations

April 27, 2010
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This is it! This week we end our Private Practice 101 series. My hope is that all the information we provided over the past 8 weeks has either helped you now or will help you in your future private practice endeavors.
So to finish off our series, some final thoughts and miscellaneous items to think about [...]

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Private Practice 101 (Week 6): 6 Reasons Why Marketing a Business is Like Finding a Spouse

April 15, 2010

We’re nearing the end of our Private Practice 101 series! By now you’ve started to lay down the foundation of your business, from it’s structure to paperwork to getting paid.
But it doesn’t matter how strong your business structure and services are…if no one knows about them.
Today we start talking about marketing. I’m going to cover [...]

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Private Practice 101 (Week 5): The Paperwork

April 6, 2010

We are now officially halfway through our Private Practice 101 series! So far, we’ve discussed your purpose and reason for starting a business, finding people to help you on your journey, setting up your business structure, and what it takes to get paid.
Today’s topic: Paperwork.
In my mind, there’s one reason paperwork exists: it’s a communication [...]

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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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