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To hire a contract lawyer to draft new client paperwork (informed consents, notice of privacy practices, etc.) or to not hire a contract lawyer? That is the question…

I’d definitely recommend having an attorney look over your new client paperwork. I mentioned recently in an Instagram post that one thing I did wrong when I was first starting was that - with permission - I copied a friend’s intake paperwork. He was a psychologist. His dad was an attorney and had made sure it was air tight for h…

To hire a contract lawyer or not to hire a contract lawyer? That is this week's Ask Allison question. If you're wondering whether you should hire a lawyer to draft new client paperwork, then tune in!

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I don't know about y'all but the world has changed a little since I was in grad school. New grads and new group practice owners have reached out a lot recently about two things: tattoos visible in the office and the dreaded dress code conversation with new staff or supervisees.

I think we can all agree that there's bigger stuff going on in the world right now than a clinician having a visible quarter-sleeve tattoo or wearing a ripped pair of jeans to session. Unless someone's coming to work d…

I get a lot of questions that sometimes showcase more disappointment and discomfort at a certain stage of practice building than they are questions about a business name or a cranky landlord.

One issue that comes up a lot is what to do when someone has the same practice name as you. We’ve heard about this from clinicians down the street from each other with the same name and from people upset because someone across the country has the same name.

Unless you trademark your business name, this …

When we start our private practices, it can feel like a huge relief to take some clients with you from your old agency or group. Knowing you’re not starting at zero can be a huge boost for some therapists, but knowing the ethics behind it is also a majorly crucial first step. 

So can you take clients with you when you leave an agency or group practice? It depends on a few things; you may have had to sign a non-compete clause that says you wouldn’t solicit clients of the practice. Those don’t ty…

Y’all may know I’m an outgoing extravert. I love, love, love being with people. Going into business for myself was not exactly the smartest social move I could make, or so I thought as I was planning my first full time practice. I feared I would wither away in my office by myself. I feared the lack of meetings (which I hated) and the few minutes in between sessions chatting with colleagues would wear on me and I’d be like a hermit during work hours. Then I’d come home to a studying husband who m…

I've admired Mercedes Samudio's social media savvy for years. She's built an amazing platform around Shame Proof Parenting that I not only appreciate as a fellow businesswoman, but also as a parent. Her book is phenomenal and you should get it asap if you're a parent or if you work with parents or kids.

Many of you have had a chance to email or talk with Megan. She has been working as my Executive Assistant for a few months now and has been an absolute game changer. Though she doesn’t work for my clinical practice, one of the things that made her stand out to me was her experience working in large behavioral health systems. She gets therapists! Who better to hire for a business that serves therapists She has taken a ridiculous amount off my plate. Like, things I wasn’t giving over to my previou…

I’ve been asked numerous times to write about balancing parenting and starting a practice. I kept nodding my head and put check marks next to it on my “Blog Post Ideas” doc and skipping over it every time it came time to write.

I've been avoiding this post hard core.

Know why? Shame. Honestly, I was letting my perfectionism dwell in the realm of parenting and feeling completely inadequate all the time. I’d read too much conflicting advice that all seemed to make logical sense. And the “follow …