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Bill Like a Boss Review: Is This Mental Health Billing Course Worth It?
Disclosure: This post contains an affiliate link. If you enroll in Bill Like a Boss through a link on this page, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. I only recommend courses I’ve personally used and would recommend regardless of whether I earned anything from it. Here’s my full, honest take.…
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Should You Hire a Virtual Assistant for Your Therapy Practice?
You didn’t open a private practice because you love answering emails at 9 p.m. or chasing down a client’s insurance card between sessions. But somewhere between intake calls, scheduling, and an inbox that never quite hits zero, that’s exactly where a lot of therapists end up. If you’ve been looking into hiring a virtual assistant…
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How to Run a Therapy Private Practice: Software, Systems, and Support
Most therapists don’t go into private practice because they love running a business. They go into it because they want more control over how they work with clients — and then discover that control comes with a second job attached: the operational side of keeping a practice running. I’ve spent years working behind the scenes…
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Mental Health Billing for Therapists: A Complete 101 Guide
Mental health billing can feel like learning a second language when you’re first starting a private practice. Between insurance verification, CPT codes, deductibles, claim denials, timely filing limits, and payment posting, it’s easy to feel like you need another degree just to get paid. I’ve worked in mental health billing for several years, and in…
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8 Best Telehealth Platforms for Therapists: HIPAA-Compliant Options Compared
Telehealth isn’t going away. What started as a pandemic workaround has settled into a permanent part of how therapy gets delivered — and for many clients, the ability to meet virtually is no longer a preference, it’s a requirement. Which means choosing a reliable, HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform is no longer optional infrastructure. It’s a core…
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[Printable] Insurance Verification Checklist for Therapists: What to Check Before the First Appointment
If I could give every new private practice owner just one piece of billing advice, it would be this: Never skip insurance verification. It’s one of the simpler parts of the billing process on paper, but in practice it’s one of the most important — and one of the most commonly rushed. I’ve seen practices…
Best Medical Billing Courses for Therapists, Practice Owners, and Mental Health Billers
Let’s be honest. Most graduate programs do a great job teaching you how to help clients, but not how to get paid. I’ve worked with mental health practices for years, and I’ve met a lot of great clinicians who felt completely lost when it came to insurance billing. They weren’t afraid of learning it. They…
The Best Mental Health EHRs
If you’re opening a private practice, one of the first big decisions you’ll make is which EHR to use. Ask ten therapists what they recommend, and you’ll probably get ten different answers. The truth is, there isn’t one “best” EHR for everyone. The right choice depends on how you run your practice, whether you accept…