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Thriving in Private Practice2013
Starting and Growing a Counseling Business
Thriving in Private Practice2013
Starting and Growing a Counseling Business
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Introduction
Transition: Technician to Entrepreneur
Running a Practice is Not Mostly About Doing Counseling
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Is it wise for the average counselor to start a private
practice?
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Should I Start/Build a Private Practice?
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Reasons NOT to Start a Practice I need/want money now!
I want to keep work separate from my life
I hate business
I want to focus on being a counselor
I don’t want to start from scratch
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High Paid Agency Employee
Spread the word
Speak publicly
Make the news
Publish online and off
Build a reputation
Offer specialized services
Help out
Independently Credentialed
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The Bootstrapper’s Guide
Make a Commitment
Pay the Price
Focus
Constant Forward Motion
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The Bootstrapper’s Guide
Reject Excuses
Build Risk Tolerance
Avoid Non-essential Partners
Track your Progress
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Activity One
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Risk and Counseling Business
Being an Employee is Risky Too
Failure: Necessary but not Sufficient
Betting the Ranch / Taking a Flyer
Risk Versus Reward
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Activity Two
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Show me the Money!
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Show me the Money!
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According to salary.com, an LPC in Cambridge, MA makes on average $39,778 a year.
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Show me the Money!
Insurance: $70 per 45 min. (90801, 90806, 90847)
35 x 48 x 70 = $117,600
That’s 26.25 hours a week of therapy
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Show me the Money!
- $490 a month (5%) for marketing = $5880 yearly
$117,600 - $5880 = $111,720.00
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Show me the Money!
BIlling is 6% (is $7,056.00)
$111,720.00 - 7,056.00 = $104,664
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Show me the Money!
Office: $500 a mo = $6000 yr
Office Supplies = $3000 yr
Professional Dues, insurance, education = $500 yr
Other Misc. = $500 yr
Total = $10,000 yr
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Show me the Money!
Final With Medical Billing = $94,664.00
Final without Medical Billing = $101,720.00
Both are a FAR CRY from $39,778!
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Show me the Money!
Let’s discuss some variables!
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Rumors about Accepting Health Insurance
“I’ve heard I should stay away from health insurance”
“I’ve heard that insurance companies don’t pay well”
“I’ve heard insurance companies are impossible to deal with”
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Rumors about Accepting Health Insurance
“I don’t want to be a slave to/employee of the insurance companies”
“I don’t want to do all the additional documentation”
“I don’t want to be told what clients I have to see”
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Insurance PanelsGives you Leverage
HMOs More Popular
Universality of HealthCare
Mental Health Parity
Panels Will Close
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As my 8-year-old daughter Scoutie says: “You Have GOT to be Kidding Me!?!”
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Medical Billing: The Dark Side of Counseling Practice
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17 Reasons Your Insurance Claims are Being Denied
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1) You waited too long to file the
claim.
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2) The insurance company lost the
claim, and then the claim expired.
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3) You lacked authorization.
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4) The client didn’t acquire a physician
referral.
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5) You provided 2 services in 1 day.
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6) You ran out of authorized sessions.
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7) The authorization timed
out.
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8) The client changed his/her insurance plan.
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9) The client lost his/her insurance
coverage.
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10) The client was late to pay his/her
Cobra.
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11) You sent the claim to the wrong
managing company.
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12) The provider isn’t paneled with
the insurance company!
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13) Services were rendered at the wrong location.
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14) The client’s OON benefits differ
from their in-network benefits.
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15) The service was already rendered.
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16) The client has an out-of-state insurance plan.
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17) The client has an unmet
deductible!
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Medical Billing Takes Effort
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Activity Three
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Should I Specialize?
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OR...
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Finding The Right Identity for Your Practice
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Should I Specialize?
Populations Served
Problems Treated
Treatment Methods Used
Business Identity
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Should I Specialize? - TIPSDon’t Specialize in Group Therapy
Avoid Creating a Whole Health Program
Consider Demand
Stay Consistent
Be the Best in the World
Can work in a Small Town, Too.
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Your Therapy Office
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Your Therapy Office
Paint the Pig
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Your Therapy Office
Wall Art
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Your Therapy OfficeGood Lighting
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Your Therapy Office
Music / Better Sound Barriers
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Your Therapy OfficeA Nice Place to Sit
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Your Therapy OfficeSomething to Read
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Your Therapy Office
Cell Phone Charger
WIFI
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Your Therapy OfficeRefreshments
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Your Therapy OfficeSurprise and Delight
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First Impression...(it’s actually NOT your office)
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First Impressions...
For many companies, its the person at the counter.
For Counselors, it’s their voicemail :(
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Making a Good Impression By Voicemail(yes, voicemail)
Trim the Fat
Smile
Provide Value
Hang up
Um, Write it out
Update Daily
Emergency Instructions?
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First Impressions...
Return Calls
Veto Voicemail
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Building a Full Caseload: 40 Quick Tips
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Ethically Improving Client Retention
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Ethically Improving Client Retention
Familiarize clients for a suitable course of treatment
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“I let new clients decide how often they come in, and I try not to influence their decision.”
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“I think clients know how often they need to see me.”
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“It’s unethical to tell clients how often I think they should see me for therapy.”
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Ethically Improving Client Retention
Familiarize clients for a suitable course of treatment--Again!
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“During the first appointment, I try to convince the clients not to come back.”
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“The problem is that clients are ambivalent about whether or not they want to be in counseling.”
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“If clients don’t continue treatment, they must not be ready to change.”
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Ethically Improving Client Retention
Familiarize clients for a suitable course of treatment--Again! And Again!
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“Many clients can be finished with counseling after 5 or 6 sessions.”
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“The clients I saw today only needed 1 session.”
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Ethically Improving Client Retention
Don’t adopt a strict “disorder-model” approach to care.
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“We had little to talk about in therapy this week, which tells me that we must be finished with counseling.”
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“When it seems we’re not making progress after a session or two, I suggest clients take a break from counseling.”
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Ethically Improving Client Retention
Break the “See You Next Week” Mold
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“None of my clients want to see me more than once a week.”
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“I’m not a psychoanalyst. I can’t see clients more than once a week.”
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Ethically Improving Client Retention
Don’t terminate too early.
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“Really?” I said. “Did he buy a ring?”
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“Um. No.”
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“He proposed?”
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“Haha, no. I didn’t think of that. Maybe we’re not done after all.”
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Ethically Improving Client Retention
Follow up with Clients who have lost touch.
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“I’m worried that a phone call would be a nuisance to my clients.”
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“My clients will be ‘creeped out’ if I call them.”
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“My client is an adult and should call me if he/she wants to continue seeing me.”
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