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What if an Hour is Too Much or Not Enough?
I think that an hour per session is fairly standard amongst private occupational, physical and speech therapists. An hour is usually enough time to do a bit of social talking, and get through enough activities to adequately address the treatment goals. Whether you work [...]
The Big Question
His mother, looking overwhelmed said, “Do you treat private patients?”
I took a breath. It was the question I had been waiting months to hear. “Yes, I do.”
She exclaimed, “Wonderful! How much do you charge?”
My head kept saying, ’100! 100! 100! 100!,’ but my mouth said, “I charge [...]
I hate hate hate organizing, tracking and PAYING taxes. The only thing that makes it a little bit better are figuring out my deductions. Just to review, a tax deduction (aka “write-off”) is a reduction in the total amount on which tax is calculated. This means that whatever you make total from your private [...]
As many of you know, I recently moved to New Orleans from Boston. One of the toughest parts of moving was leaving my private patients.
I gave each of my private patients about three months notice of my move. I offered the following options to each patient:
I could refer you to a [...]
One aspect of my private patient business that I really hate to deal with is billing.
While I normally advocate for myself and others to collect payments on the day of service, I do occasionally have patients who ask if they can be billed monthly. I do this on a trial basis with them. [...]
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Setting goals is an important way to get things done. If you’re a private therapist, or hoping to become one, it’s important to set measurable goals for yourself (that’s not unlike what we do with our patients, right?)
In thinking about goal [...]
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