Insights for the Helpers
Considering Private Practice in Maine? You Don’t Have to Navigate It Alone
For many behavioral health professionals, the idea of private practice is appealing. More flexibility. Greater autonomy. The ability to shape your work around the clients and communities you care about most. But alongside that excitement…
Avoiding Burnout in Private Practice: Set Your Intention for a Sustainable, Fulfilling Year
As a new year begins, so often our goals center around more — more productivity, more clients, more success. But what if your most important professional resolution this year is about less? Less stress. Less…
What a Perfect Licensing Review Really Means for Your Practice
When we recently completed our bi-annual licensing review with zero deficiencies, we celebrated! Not because perfection is the goal, but because it reflects the systems and infrastructure that make quality care possible. For clinicians in…
The Administrative Side of Private Practice
Owning your own practice is rewarding. You get to shape your schedule, your approach, and the kind of care you provide. But it also means you’re running a business. The “behind-the-scenes” work can be just…
Preparing a Will for Your Private Practice
It’s not easy to think about, but it’s important: What happens to your private practice if something unexpected were to happen to you? As a business owner, having a plan in place protects what you’ve…
6 Tips for Experienced Clinicians in Private Practice
When you first set out on your private practice journey, you likely relied on various resources to guide you through business ownership and how to practice independently. Though the initial stages were daunting, you managed…
Embracing Telehealth in Your Practice with Health Affiliates Maine
Over the years, telehealth has emerged as a crucial service model, transforming the way we think about and deliver mental health and substance use services. It offers unparalleled access, privacy, and convenience to clients who…
Cultivating Connection: Questions Every Therapist Should Address in Their Online Profile
Many behavioral health professionals are so focused on caring for their clients that they don’t even consider creating a professional profile. They often don’t realize that it’s an important tool for growing their practice. We…
Empowering Your Professional Identity: The Importance of Online Profiles
In our digital-first society, behavioral health professionals should not overlook the importance of their online identities. At Health Affiliates Maine (HAM), we encourage our affiliated clinicians to use the web as a platform to reflect…
The Importance of Initial Client Screening in Private Practice
Our series, Managing Your Private Practice, examines how to successfully run your private practice as a behavioral health clinician. Essential to any therapy practice is a clear process for screening new clients. As clinicians, we…
Managing Your Private Practice: Establishing Professional Boundaries with Clients
Our blog series, Managing Your Private Practice, examines how to successfully run your private practice as a behavioral health clinician. Essential to any therapy practice is establishing clear, ethical boundaries with your clients, including how…
Managing Your Private Practice: Finding the Right Office Space
As a therapist, you know that finding the right office space for your private practice is critically important. Your office location can be crucial to attracting and retaining clients and to your quality of life—after…
Managing Your Private Practice: Finances
In this blog series, Managing Your Private Practice, we explore how to successfully run your private practice as a behavioral health professional. We started the series by looking at how to market your private practice and…
Managing Your Private Practice: Writing Policies
In this blog series, “Managing Your Private Practice,” we look at how to successfully run your private practice as a behavioral health professional. We started the series with a dive into how to market your…
New Year, New Experiences: Are You Ready for Private Practice?
Thinking about opening your own private practice? Way to go! Health Affiliates Maine is proud to help behavioral health professionals as they venture into entrepreneurship, making that potentially overwhelming experience a little easier to navigate….
Private Practice: Creating a Community of Colleagues
Running your own practice allows you to determine your caseload, clients, and your schedule so that your business aligns with your principles. However, if you’ve had your private practice for a while (or even if…