Hello, and welcome to Counselor Weekly! Thanks again for being part of the community!

So let's get to it!

Here's the short and skinny of today's newsletter:

• Meme of the Day

• Weekly Resource

• Interesting Articles

• Private Practice Membership Groups: Are They Worth the Money?

• Cat Photo

Until I have an official sponsor, looks like I'm the sponsor!

It’s live!

Find Your Supervisor is finally live! Just click HERE, or the photo above and it will take you right to the site. If you are an LPC Supervisor in Texas (sorry, starting in Texas only and will look at options for other states down the road), or a potential Supervisee looking for a Supervisor, this is the place for you! It's a directory for LPC Supervisors to market their services by listing their information so that potential Supervisees can connect with them and hopefully find a perfect match! If you have any questions, click REPLY to this email and I can answer any questions you have. Thanks again for allowing me this personal promotion! 🙏

Meme of the Day

This is no doubt a HUGE resource

Therapist Aid has a ton of worksheets and tools to use in your practice. It has way too much to try and explain. Just click the image above and check it out.

What Are EMRs and EHRs, and Why Do They Matter to Therapists?

Every wondered what the difference is between an electronic medical record (EMR) and an electronic health record (EHR)? You’re in luck, because here’s your answer.

Treating Anxiety in Children

This is so fascinating! We live in what many consider the greatest time to be alive, but anxiety continues to increase in children. 🤷‍♂️

The Most Overlooked Tax Deductions for Therapists

Never too early to start thinking about how to reduce your taxes. Especially if you’re in private practice, every penny saved counts!

Private Practice Membership Groups: Worth the Money?

I’ve researched multiple private practice membership groups. Personally, I find most of them to be a way to play into a therapist’s dreams/hopes of magically creating a private practice that in the words of one person that sells a membership package for counselors:

Sounds pretty great, right? The problem is that’s total nonsense in my opinion. The person getting wealthy from this program is the person selling it. I’ve run a private practice for many years now, and if you’re successful, it takes A LOT of WORK! It’s working evenings, weekends, taking phone calls, managing the business aspect, seeing clients, dealing with billing, and on and on.

And don’t even get me started about running a group practice! Even if you are seeing less clients, operating a group practice means you’re investing your time and energy into the other therapists you work with, along with all the additional management requirements.

When considering opening a private practice, or growing into a group practice, it can be extremely beneficial to get support and help along the way. I would recommend connecting with a mentor that has a proven track record creating a practice like you want to build and learn/absorb everything you can from them. Growing a private practice really comes down to hard work, good systems (using the right technology), and MARKETING.

If you’ve had a positive experience joining one of these groups, hit REPLY and tell me your story. I would love to learn about groups therapists can join that are truly beneficial.

Atari Playing Cat! In honor of Pong being released by Atari today in 1972.