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  • Practice notes
  • Personal writing
  • Candidate resources
  • How to be a therapist
  • Institutes (DRAFT)
  • Practice notes

    How come you don’t like “informed consent” forms?

    August 8, 2023

    I don't like informed consent forms.

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  • Practice notes

    Cancellation

    March 17, 2023

    My cancellation policy is simple: regardless of whether we meet or not, my patients pay for every scheduled session.

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  • Personal writing

    Writing

    November 8, 2022

    The path to finding my voice has been long, and circuitous. But I think, maybe, I've finally got a plan.

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  • Personal writing

    A cold couch

    November 8, 2022

    Early on, I was trying to find my voice. The voice I found was purple, flowery, dramatic.

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  • Practice notes

    Masking

    September 9, 2022

    I don't wear a mask in session.

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  • Practice notes

    Cancellation, delinquency, collections, and more

    June 12, 2022

    I don't have a lot of delinquency, and don't struggle much to collect what I'm owed. I'm lucky that way.

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  • Freud on a couch with a chart above it
    Practice notes

    Raising fees

    May 14, 2022

    I raise fees regularly. Except when I don't.

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  • Back to back couple on laptops
    Practice notes

    Switching back to in-person sessions

    April 6, 2022

    I prefer meeting in-person, and switched away from virtual sessions as soon as I could. And, I don't really work in a "hybrid" way, when I can avoid it.

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    Thoughts on accepting credit cards and other forms of payment

    October 6, 2021

    A few unstructured thoughts on various forms of payment

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  • rotary dial telephone
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    Seeing patients in other states (where you’re not licensed)

    September 19, 2021

    Do you see patients in other states? How do you feel about the risks?

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