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! Safety Assessment and Crisis Intervention in Private Practice: Part II By Chris Campassi In the first part of this blog series Safety Assessment and Crisis Intervention in Private Practice: Part I, I discussed how to work with a client who is suicidal, and how to assess for risk of Suicide, Homicide, and Grave Disability. IRead more

Peer Consultation for Therapists: How to Get It By Shannon Heers One of the big differences I noticed from working in agencies to working in private practice, is the change in opportunities to get peer consultation. As a therapist who started my career in community mental health, I miss the wide range of options IRead more

Peer Consultation for Therapists: What to Expect By Shannon Heers At some point during your career, you’ve probably heard of the term “peer consultation”. What exactly does this look like, and what can you expect to get out of peer consultation? Especially if you haven’t engaged in peer consultation before, you may have some anxietyRead more

Safety Assessment and Crisis Intervention in Private Practice: Part I By Chris Campassi As a therapist, your primary goal is always to work with clients in a way that will best facilitate their growth and attainment of their treatment goals. However, as licensed professionals, we are also tasked with protecting clients from harming themselves. We alsoRead more

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT, pronounced like the word “act”) is a type of behavior therapy that involves 6 related processes that work together to promote greater psychological flexibility. So, what exactly is psychological flexibility? Essentially, it can be described as your ability to experience whatever is present for you, such as thoughts, feelings, sensations,Read more

ion Tips for Paperwork Management in Private Practice for ADHD Therapists By Kristen Dammer Most therapists will tell you that paperwork (or clinical documentation more formally) is their least favorite part of the job. Talk to a therapist with ADHD who is also in private practice and they will tell you a long list ofRead more

Navigating Transference and Countertransference in Counseling Sessions By Shannon Heers If you are working as a counselor, you’ve heard the terms “transference” and “countertransference” before. These are important concepts in the field of counseling and psychotherapy, but are often misunderstood. They refer to the unconscious emotional responses and feelings that are transferred between you (theRead more

Thinking about Group Clinical Consultation? Here’s What You Should Know By Kristen Dammer Let’s face it, for those of us therapists who are solely telehealth, staring at a computer for hours a day can wreak havoc on our overall health. For those of you with private practices, the forestated is also true. Some of youRead more

5 Reasons to Seek Out Online Clinical Consultation By Chris Campassi Are you a private practice clinician who has been feeling isolated, experiencing compassion fatigue, or feeling burnt out? Are you noticing that it is more difficult to work through an impasse with clients, and just need to talk through the case and get feedbackRead more

What Types of Therapists Struggle with Clinical Confidence? By Shannon Heers Having confidence in your clinical skills as a therapist can be both a challenge and a life-long journey. Regardless of your specialty area and stage of your career, any therapist can be impacted by clinical confidence concerns. In general, confidence does tend to increaseRead more