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How to Start a Therapy Group

How to Start a Therapy Group

By Eric Patterson | MSCP, NCC, LPC | June 24, 2024

How to Start a Therapy Group: Picking Topics and Modalities   Now that you’ve decided to start a therapy group, the hard work really begins.…

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How to Run Group Therapy Sessions Successfully

How to Run a Group Therapy Session: Structure, Engagement & Best Practices

By Eric Patterson | MSCP, NCC, LPC | June 24, 2024

How to Run Group Therapy Sessions Successfully Having a plan for a therapy group is wonderful, but until you put your plan into motion and…

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Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Grief

By Kaylee Kron, LMSW | June 12, 2024

Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Grief Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Grief are individually complex experiences that can be manifest jointly when the right…

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mental health practice owner contemplating the benefits of outsourcing mental health billing services

Benefits of Outsourcing Mental Health Billing Services

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | June 6, 2024

Benefits of Outsourcing Mental Health Billing Services As a mental health provider, you likely know how stressful and time-consuming it can be to spend hours…

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Addressing Resistance and Ambivalence in Group Therapy

Addressing Resistance to Increase Participation in Group Therapy

By Eric Patterson | MSCP, NCC, LPC | June 1, 2024

Addressing Resistance to Increase Participation in Group Therapy Ideally, the therapy group would run smoothly, all the participants would walk away feeling fulfilled, and the…

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Recognizing Highly Sensitive Person Traits in Clinical Practice

By Kaylee Kron, LMSW | May 8, 2024

Recognizing Highly Sensitive Person Traits in Clinical Practice: What Every Clinician Should Know An Introduction to Highly Sensitive Person Traits In 1997, Elaine N. Aron,…

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Navigating Diagnostic Challenges: Borderline Personality Disorder vs Bipolar Disorder

By Katie Bendel - LCSW | April 30, 2024

Navigating Diagnostic Challenges: Borderline Personality Disorder vs Bipolar Disorder Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and bipolar disorder (BD) can be easily confused with one another. Not…

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Transference and Countertransference between a therapist and client

Transference and Countertransference in Therapy: Clinician’s Guide

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | April 26, 2024

Transference and Countertransference in Therapy Understanding transference and countertransference in therapy is central to ethical, effective clinical work. These interpersonal phenomena shape the therapeutic relationship,…

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Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy: Strengthening Bonds Through Attachment-Based Techniques

By Meredith Nisbet MS, LMFT, CEDS-C, RYT-200 | April 18, 2024

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy: The Roadmap to Connection What is Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)? Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), the therapeutic brainchild of Dr. Sue Johnson,…

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Establishing Effective Ground Rules for Successful Group Therapy

Benefits of Group Therapy: Why Therapists Should Start Groups

By Eric Patterson | MSCP, NCC, LPC | April 15, 2024

The Benefits of Group Therapy: Why More Therapists Should Start Groups Group therapy is a highly beneficial, but often underutilized tool, for people with a…

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lonely woman sitting on a beach

The Loneliness Epidemic: Critical Insights for Behavioral Health Professionals

By Kaylee Kron, LMSW | April 12, 2024

The Loneliness Epidemic: Critical Insights for Behavioral Health Professionals In recent years, the loneliness epidemic in the United States, and particularly within younger generations has…

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behavioral health clinician eating nutritious food to cope with stress

Food and Stress: How Nutrition Can Help Behavioral Health Providers Cope

By Zeina Wu - RD, LDN, CEDRD | April 2, 2024

Food and Stress: How Nutrition Can Help Behavioral Health Providers Cope As a behavioral health provider, your days are likely filled with helping others manage…

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A middle-aged woman sits calmly on a sofa with her eyes closed and one hand on her chest, practicing a grounding exercise to connect with bodily sensations during somatic experiencing therapy.

Somatic Experiencing Techniques & Exercises to Heal Trauma in the Body

By Sara Blevins-Ranes, MA, LPC, ATR | March 28, 2024

Somatic Experiencing Therapy: Techniques and Exercises for Healing Trauma in the Body Somatic experiencing therapy helps clients reconnect with their bodies to release the effects…

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Ethical Considerations in SBIRT

By Eric Patterson | MSCP, NCC, LPC | March 13, 2024

Ethical Considerations in SBIRT: Balancing Confidentiality and Duty to Warn All mental health professionals must constantly balance good treatment with good ethics. Usually these two…

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happy mental health therapist earning passive income

The Therapist’s Guide to Passive Income: Exploring Revenue Streams Beyond Therapy Sessions

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN | March 7, 2024

Passive Income for Therapists: Exploring Revenue Streams Beyond Therapy Sessions Therapists can generate passive income beyond traditional client sessions through various digital and educational strategies.…

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