This Business of Therapy

Tag: profitable practice

  • Holding People Accountable

    I have said in many previous posts that if a therapy practice is not growing into the place you would like it to be, if it is not progressing past the early sapling stage into a mature tree, then there may be some underlying issues about money, wealth or deserving going on under the surface.…

  • CAO Time

    Learning a new skill, such as driving or becoming a therapist, involves a process. In learning to drive, the route is pretty simple. You learn the theory, then you do your driver theory test. Next, you go out and take some lessons. When you’re proficient enough, you do the test. And if you’ve learned your…

  • Reviewing the Situation

    I’ve written before about my belief that money is a bit of a shadow in our profession, and probably for everyone at some level. It’s a subject I have a lot of interest in, having some money related trauma in my past, and from my earlier career in accountancy. I recently came face to face…

  • Working with Others

    Do you work with others in your practice? Perhaps it’s not as formal as a partnership, but arrangements with other practitioners are common in therapy. Often people come together to share costs and otherwise have little interaction, but if you can co-operate with others around you in relation to some of the common tasks, it…

  • What do Smoking and Building a Practice Have in Common?

    I started smoking when I was about 14. I didn’t much like the taste of cigarettes, but I persisted. There were lots of cigarettes about which made it easy. My parents discouraged us from smoking, but since they smoked themselves, it didn’t have much effect! Smoking filled a lot of needs for me. Like many…

  • Employed or Self-Employed?

    So you’re in a job and thinking of becoming self-employed? Or maybe it’s some time since you’ve been in the workplace, and you’re weighing up the choices. It’s a big step, bigger than you might think, so if you’ve never worked for yourself before, think carefully before making the leap. The thing most people underestimate…

  • I Don’t Want To Be Like That…

    For some time when I first started practice, I was plagued by calls from an online advertising agency who wanted my business. Their approach was pushy and aggressive, persistent and intrusive. They always managed to call when I had just started to eat, or relax with a book. It drove me mad. I felt like…

  • The Hidden Value of Action

    There are two main schools of thought when it comes to how to do things: that we should get ourselves into alignment with what we want before we take action (or in other words, wait until we feel ready) or that we should take the action anyway. Personally, I move backwards and forwards between these…

  • The Moving Stupids

    The team of therapists I work with in Naas recently moved to new premises at the Osprey Business Centre. It’s an exciting move for us. As with any transition, there’s a period of letting go of the old and finding my feet in the new. I have decided to leave behind some of the bits…

  • Could Your Practice Use a Little Discipline?

    I have been writing a book about starting a practice, and as I have been honing the framework of what I want to say, the word discipline keeps coming to mind. Discipline is a loaded word for me. It conjures images of rigid formations and punishment for infringements of rules. It reminds me of harsh…