This Business of Therapy

Tag: therapy practice

  • Referrals and Referral Fees

    Referrals are probably the most common way that therapists and counsellors get new clients. Many of them come through personal recommendations, from colleagues, friends, existing or former clients, or through other professionals, such as doctors. Sometimes more formal arrangements are in place, where referrals are made in return for a fee or other consideration. Typically,…

  • Where Do I Start?

    Being the one who  runs the practice, as well as the one who provides the service, means that sometimes there’s just too much to do in the available time. I’m sure you’ve had the experience, I know I have; the to-do list that just keeps growing no matter how fast or efficiently you clear the…

  • Taking Risks

    “The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing” (from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, 2011) I used to love roller coasters. I looked forward each year to Funderland in the RDS, seeing all those wonderful machines whirring and moving, and anticipating the rush of adrenaline as the cars raced and jolted their way around…

  • More About Accounts – Balance Sheet

    What’s a Balance Sheet? A Balance Sheet is a statement of the assets and liabilities of a business or entity at a point in time, expressed in money. Assets are things owned by the business. Liabilities are things owed by the business. Although the contents and layout may vary according to the size and nature…

  • 7 Ways to Mind Yourself as a Therapist

    Much of our work focusses on the trouble and pain that our clients encounter in their lives. Some days sitting with clients can be a dark and hopeless experience. It’s important therefore that our life outside the therapy room gives us some balance to that. We all have ways that work for us, but at…

  • The Value of a Good Supervisor

    Supervisors matter. In fact, a fledgling therapist can be taken to an unimaginable level based solely on the supervisor they have. Supervisors serve many roles for the practicing therapist: They see the big picture. I can only see what I am doing from my own limited perspective. I’m too close to the action I’m involved…

  • All in Their Own Time

    My name is Jude and I’m impatient. At times, I’m very impatient. It has its good side, I tend to be efficient and eager to move forward, but it also has its downsides. One of the hardest lessons I’ve had to learn in my life is that things happen in their own time, and often…

  • Stretching Our World

    I suggested in a previous post (you can read it here) that trying something different on a regular basis can be good for your practice. This one suggestion has made a huge difference to my work, and to my life, in ways I couldn’t have begun to imagine. One of the ways we deal with…

  • Blackberries and the Power of Decisions

    I really love blackberry jam. I love the taste, the texture, the smell, the memories it evokes, and I love the way it spills onto my fingers as I eat and makes them sticky. I love everything about it. But it’s hard to find in the shops, and the commercial varieties bear little resemblance to…

  • Handling Criticism

    They say that we find comfort among those who agree with us, and growth among those who don’t.[1] Yesterday, someone close to me criticised me unjustly for something I hadn’t done. I hate that! When the dust had settled, I asked them to acknowledge that I was right and they were wrong. They were unrepentant.…