Practical Practice

November 1st, 2025

Tips offered for leaping into private practice

By Catherine Robertson Souter

Starting over. Leaving the security of a weekly paycheck and benefits. Relying only on your own ability to make it. It all sounds quite terrifying and it can be. But making the...

September 30th, 2025

Getting started in private practice

By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D

Mental health professionals make tough decisions during their career, but few are as fraught with anxiety...

August 31st, 2025

Poor posture: A psychotherapist’s occupational hazard

By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D

One of my fondest memories of my work in healthcare is of a colleague who led our department as the point...

June 3rd, 2025

Unpacking the challenges of closing your practice

By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D

Whether you are planning to relocate out of state, retire, or change jobs, there are countless tasks...

April 30th, 2025

Embracing psychotherapy minimalism

By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D

The very term “psychotherapy” connotes a maximalist approach to addressing mental health challenges....

April 1st, 2025

The doctor will ‘see’ you now. Or text, talk, or chat if you would rather

By Catherine Robertson Souter

Before 2020, telehealth therapy had barely infiltrated the profession, covering about 9-11% of all...

April 1st, 2025

Training artificial intelligence therapists

By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D

This month, my electronic medical record platform introduced an artificial intelligence tool to improve...

March 2nd, 2025

Preventing unplanned therapy termination

By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D

If only therapy would end neatly when the client reaches the desired goals! It is not always easy for the client or the therapist to determine when and how to end therapy. In a...

February 1st, 2025

Tips for success in sub-leasing office space

By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D

Sub-leasing office space is an affordable way for therapists to provide in person services, while keeping...

January 3rd, 2025

Tips for developing a thriving health psychology practice

By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D

While many clinical health psychologists work in health care settings, there is a need for outpatient clinicians in the private sector. The demand for ongoing outpatient...