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Dr. Crystal Collier, PhD, LPC-S offers a free prevention program (click the photo above), as well as books offering a validated neurodevelopmental approach to help parents raise their kids to refrain from engaging in high-risk behaviors. You can also check out her books by clicking the photos below 👇:

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• Meme of the Day

• Weekly Practice Tip

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Meme of the Day

This Week’s Practice Management Tip

Create a Business Checking Account

It’s a must. Having a structured way to manage your money is crucial, and you’ll need separate accounts for business and personal finances. To set up a business checking account, I’m now using Grasshopper Bank.

Weird name, but I’ve found Grasshopper to be an efficient online business checking account and you can create it in about 10 minutes with very little money. The only downside is you can’t deposit cash as it’s an online only bank, but most therapy practices do not accept cash these days anyway. Grasshopper offers unlimited transactions, ACH, and no monthly fees.

If you’re looking for an alternative to dealing with big banks like Wells Fargo and the frustrating process of opening a business checking/savings account, Grasshopper might be a great option for you.

Why Modern Society Makes Us More Lonely 

You have a 1000 Facebook connections, but feel more alone than ever… Though Mark Manson isn’t a licensed therapist, he’s written and produced material that is easily applied to our field for a long time. If you’ve never read it, his first book The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck is excellent.

How to Set Up a Therapist Cancellation Policy

This can probably be done very easily through your EHR software. The real challenge is holding clients accountable and charging the fee when they late cancel, or no-show. Remember, your time is valuable.

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Are you an LPC Supervisor in Texas?

Are you an LPC Supervisor in Texas wanting to market your services and connect with potential Associates? Are you recently graduated from your Master’s program and beginning the search for an LPC Supervisor? If so, Find Your Supervisor is a directory for LPC Supervisors to list their information in a searchable index so that potential Supervisees can connect with them and hopefully find a perfect match! There’s even a FREE version! Though you will not get all the robust search capabilities and members only resources you receive with the paid version, the FREE option still allows you to market basic information about your practice.

What do I get in the paid version? The short answer: A LOT! CLICK HERE to access the pricing page to learn more. Just think, if you contract with one new Associate from the site, the PREMIUM plan has paid for itself for the whole year within one month. PLUS, I’m giving you a discount code to take one of my Supervisor Refresher Courses (6 hours of CEs) for FREE as part of the Premium membership. It’s almost paying for itself just with that discount.

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! 🙏

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