Comments for Where the Client Is http://www.wheretheclientis.com Building a better private practice Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:30:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Best-Ever Therapy Books – The Results by Therapy Books | Will Baum, LCSW http://www.wheretheclientis.com/2010/03/08/best-ever-therapy-books-the-results/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Therapy Books | Will Baum, LCSW Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:30:01 +0000 http://www.wheretheclientis.com/?p=1229#comment-246 [...] reader poll at Where the Client Is came up with the “best-ever therapy books” for therapists and [...] [...] reader poll at Where the Client Is came up with the “best-ever therapy books” for therapists and [...]

]]> Comment on Where Do Referrals Come From? by Catherine Drennan, LCSW-C http://www.wheretheclientis.com/2010/03/01/where-do-referrals-come-from/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Catherine Drennan, LCSW-C Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:39:50 +0000 http://www.wheretheclientis.com/?p=1018#comment-245 I have never gotten referrals from other therapists. Times are tough and everyone I know want to hold on to their client base as long as therapy is needed and progressing. I get referrals from other professionals with; a family physician who has a patient who comes to her for primary insomnia for sleeping pills. He decides he doesn't like the idea of possibly becoming dependent and wants "real" sleep" and he decides to do a little research and thinks he fits better into a GAD pigeon hole. I get referrals from lawyers who want to work with me in a collaborative divorce. I have done some work with Type I PTSD (single event such as a car accident as opposed to Type II in which long term, prolonged trauma was experienced.) I was trained in divorce mediation, but honestly, I am not comfortable crossing some lines, where perhaps a JD or a CPA might be needed. When I discovered collaborative practice, I found a very effective way to have a civilized divorce accomplished by the parties, with the assistance of coaches with professional backgrounds, lawyers, mental health professionals, neutral financials, and child mental health professionals. The child mental heal professional is the only team member who sees the child, and brings to the table the voice of the child, from the child; not from the parents. A divorce can be civilized and turn out healthy children. I found multiple resources for referrals from lawyers, CPA's, and psychologists. I have been disappointed with referrals I expected from online sources; but a face to face initial contact with the referral source seems to form a better connection. I would like to learn or be mentored by online therapists, not in clinical practice, but in the use of electronics. Sorry for the novella. I had a lot to say. I hope some of it was helpful to others. C.Drennan, LCSW-C I have never gotten referrals from other therapists. Times are tough and everyone I know want to hold on to their client base as long as therapy is needed and progressing. I get referrals from other professionals with; a family physician who has a patient who comes to her for primary insomnia for sleeping pills. He decides he doesn’t like the idea of possibly becoming dependent and wants “real” sleep” and he decides to do a little research and thinks he fits better into a GAD pigeon hole. I get referrals from lawyers who want to work with me in a collaborative divorce. I have done some work with Type I PTSD (single event such as a car accident as opposed to Type II in which long term, prolonged trauma was experienced.) I was trained in divorce mediation, but honestly, I am not comfortable crossing some lines, where perhaps a JD or a CPA might be needed. When I discovered collaborative practice, I found a very effective way to have a civilized divorce accomplished by the parties, with the assistance of coaches with professional backgrounds, lawyers, mental health professionals, neutral financials, and child mental health professionals. The child mental heal professional is the only team member who sees the child, and brings to the table the voice of the child, from the child; not from the parents. A divorce can be civilized and turn out healthy children. I found multiple resources for referrals from lawyers, CPA’s, and psychologists. I have been disappointed with referrals I expected from online sources; but a face to face initial contact with the referral source seems to form a better connection. I would like to learn or be mentored by online therapists, not in clinical practice, but in the use of electronics. Sorry for the novella. I had a lot to say. I hope some of it was helpful to others. C.Drennan, LCSW-C

]]> Comment on Where Do Referrals Come From? by Will Baum, LCSW http://www.wheretheclientis.com/2010/03/01/where-do-referrals-come-from/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Will Baum, LCSW Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:20:15 +0000 http://www.wheretheclientis.com/?p=1018#comment-232 Same as above for me (web, colleagues). One additional referral source: a professor from school. Working on panel applications... Same as above for me (web, colleagues). One additional referral source: a professor from school. Working on panel applications…

]]> Comment on Where Do Referrals Come From? by Rachel Lacy, Psy.D. http://www.wheretheclientis.com/2010/03/01/where-do-referrals-come-from/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Rachel Lacy, Psy.D. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:09:40 +0000 http://www.wheretheclientis.com/?p=1018#comment-231 Initially my referrals came from word of mouth from colleagues and patients I had seen while working for someone else. I quickly started a marketing campaign by sending brochures and information about my new practice to physicians that would use my services, and found that face to face meetings worked best. May sound old-school, but it worked! My reports (product) became a marketing tool of it's own and I worked diligently to make them readable and comprehensive. I also work in a building with other psychologist- none of whom are neuropsychologists as I am, and they referred patients to me and vice versa. I only take Medicare and received quite a few referrals based on that. Psychology Today did not work for me at all. New referrals are coming from my web site and social media connections, as well as from the professional connections I made in my community. Initially my referrals came from word of mouth from colleagues and patients I had seen while working for someone else. I quickly started a marketing campaign by sending brochures and information about my new practice to physicians that would use my services, and found that face to face meetings worked best. May sound old-school, but it worked! My reports (product) became a marketing tool of it’s own and I worked diligently to make them readable and comprehensive. I also work in a building with other psychologist- none of whom are neuropsychologists as I am, and they referred patients to me and vice versa. I only take Medicare and received quite a few referrals based on that. Psychology Today did not work for me at all. New referrals are coming from my web site and social media connections, as well as from the professional connections I made in my community.

]]> Comment on TMS and RCTs: The Conversation Continues by Frances Sommer Anderson http://www.wheretheclientis.com/2010/02/18/tms-and-rcts-the-conversation-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-230 Frances Sommer Anderson Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:22:29 +0000 http://www.wheretheclientis.com/?p=1161#comment-230 Anita, It's good to know we have this in common. I look forward to reading your article! Best, Fran Anita,
It’s good to know we have this in common. I look forward to reading your article!
Best,
Fran

]]> Comment on TMS and RCTs: The Conversation Continues by Anita Katz http://www.wheretheclientis.com/2010/02/18/tms-and-rcts-the-conversation-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Anita Katz Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:53:06 +0000 http://www.wheretheclientis.com/?p=1161#comment-223 I heartly agree with you, Frances, and have my self written an article on psychosomatic problems, which will appear in a forthcoming issue of Psychoanalytic Quarterly, edited by Phyllis Sloate and Eileen Kohutis. Best wishes, Anita I heartly agree with you, Frances, and have my self written an article on psychosomatic problems, which will appear in a forthcoming issue of Psychoanalytic Quarterly, edited by Phyllis Sloate and Eileen Kohutis.
Best wishes,
Anita

]]> Comment on Treating Chronic Pain – An Interview with Frances Sommer Anderson, PhD by TMS v. RCTs: A Conversation | Where the Client Is http://www.wheretheclientis.com/2010/02/08/treating-chronic-pain-an-interview-with-frances-sommer-anderson-phd/comment-page-1/#comment-211 TMS v. RCTs: A Conversation | Where the Client Is Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:54:18 +0000 http://www.wheretheclientis.com/?p=1086#comment-211 [...] Where the Client Is interview with Dr. Anderson that got things [...] [...] Where the Client Is interview with Dr. Anderson that got things [...]

]]> Comment on Episode V: The DSM Strikes Back by BPD http://www.wheretheclientis.com/2010/02/10/episode-v-the-dsm-strikes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-204 BPD Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:34:49 +0000 http://www.wheretheclientis.com/?p=1120#comment-204 Meh. Meh.

]]> Comment on Treating Chronic Pain – An Interview with Frances Sommer Anderson, PhD by An interview with F Sommer Anderson – & central sensitisation syndromes « HealthSkills Weblog http://www.wheretheclientis.com/2010/02/08/treating-chronic-pain-an-interview-with-frances-sommer-anderson-phd/comment-page-1/#comment-202 An interview with F Sommer Anderson – & central sensitisation syndromes « HealthSkills Weblog Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:45:49 +0000 http://www.wheretheclientis.com/?p=1086#comment-202 [...] private practice in mental health care.  Will contacted me the other day and sent me a link to a really interesting interview with Frances Sommer Anderson, a clinical psychologist who works with people experiencing chronic pain.  Her take on chronic [...] [...] private practice in mental health care.  Will contacted me the other day and sent me a link to a really interesting interview with Frances Sommer Anderson, a clinical psychologist who works with people experiencing chronic pain.  Her take on chronic [...]

]]> Comment on Treating Chronic Pain – An Interview with Frances Sommer Anderson, PhD by Thea Sommer http://www.wheretheclientis.com/2010/02/08/treating-chronic-pain-an-interview-with-frances-sommer-anderson-phd/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Thea Sommer Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:39:43 +0000 http://www.wheretheclientis.com/?p=1086#comment-196 Fran: What a wonderful article! What incredible work you have done through the years. And, the most inspiring thing to me is knowing the depth to which you walk your talk...the degree to which you "take yourself on" in discovering and dealing with your own mind/body connections. Congratulations! With love, Thea Fran:

What a wonderful article!
What incredible work you have done through the years. And, the most inspiring thing to me is knowing the depth to which you walk your talk…the degree to which you “take yourself on” in discovering and dealing with your own mind/body connections.

Congratulations!
With love,
Thea

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