Money Matters in Private Practicewith Kaerensa Craft, LCSW

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Consultation Group

About This Group

The complexities of money in private practice can lead to anxiety and avoidance for many therapists. Practical Issues such as valuating your services in the fee setting process, raising or lowering fees, determining a sliding scale, collecting payments, deciding on (and then enforcing!) cancellation policies, how to address client non-payment, and whether or not to join insurance panels are all practical issues that are rarely, if ever, covered in training programs. Moreover, client reactions to any of these issues can exacerbate therapist tension in these areas, and result in second-guessing, back-peddling and perhaps even defending oneself, rather than responding to the clinical issue being expressed. This group will provide a space to think and talk through these topics with peers, and to address both the practical and clinical concerns of money in private practice.

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