Thinking, and Just Thinking
Originally I was going to title this post, “How to Make A Million Dollars as a Therapist Without Ever Having to Talk About Money.” And if I was just concerned about driving traffic to my blog and...
View ArticleThe Perilous Price of a Good Living
Recently I had the opportunity to talk with a group of young clinicians, and very bright young clinicians at that. We were discussing the role of class in psychotherapy, and how to understand it...
View ArticleHow to Get Taken Seriously as a Mental Health Professional
Many therapists looking to start or grow their private practice often wonder the same question when they are starting out: How do I get referrals? If you can tolerate a mild rant, I may have one...
View ArticleWhat It Means To Make A Referral
To speak with a relative stranger about the most intimate details of one’s life is an incredibly daunting prospect for many psychotherapy patients. No matter how guarded a patient may be, she or he is...
View ArticleYou’re The Reason Building Your Business Is So Hard
Recently I was asked by a student to take some time and talk with her about her career options. She was trying to plan for her career post-graduate school, and struggling some with the vicissitudes of...
View ArticleGuild Wars: The Conservative Attack on Online Therapy
“European commerce during the Dark Ages was limited and stifled by the existence of a multitude of small kingdoms that were independently regulated and who suppressed the movement of goods across their...
View ArticleThe Lava Expert
“Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.” –The Imitation Game Shortly before I fell into the lava I began a conversation with an eleven year...
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