Weighing the Pros & Cons of Taking Insurance?

Weighing the Pros & Cons of Taking Insurance? All You Need to Know to Decide if Mental Health Billing is for You Guest post by Kym Tolson, LCSW, CSAC Have you thought about taking insurance in your private practice, but then give up because you are afraid, nervous, or overwhelmed? Or maybe you’re worried that […]
Accounting & Business for Your Private Practice: Q&A

Running a successful private practice requires not only excellent clinical skills, but also good knowledge in accounting, tax and financial analysis. If you’re flustered by the mere thought of bookkeeping, tax forms and business strategies, you are not alone. Learning and managing a business can get very isolating and overwhelming. Chicago Minds understands challenges in […]
My Transition to Teletherapy: A Clinician’s Story

Written by Tracy De, LCSW The COVID-19 pandemic has presented new and unique challenges to many therapists. For myself, transitioning to tele-therapy is not just a steep learning curve, but also a wake-up call to reassess how mental health service may be more permanently shifting towards tele-based delivery in the future. I have to admit […]
Self Care in a Time of Crisis

COVID-19 has profoundly impacted our lives, causing feelings of confusion, stress and fear. Now more than ever, it is important for us to take care of our mental health. We can start by understanding how our nervous systems respond to the threat we may perceive during the current pandemic, so we can adopt strategies to […]
Grow Your Space for Healing and Restful Peace

Adapted from workshop with Natalia Correa and Jackie Mundrawala Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash The global pause we are experiencing comes with uncertainty, but with that uncertainty, also comes the opportunity to explore new ways to cultivate habits that bring more joy and improve overall well-being. For many of us, recreating habits that support our mental, emotional […]
How to Cultivate Health During a Quarantine

Adapted from workshop with Natalia Correa and Jackie Mundrawala Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash The global pause we are experiencing comes with uncertainty, but with that uncertainty, also comes the opportunity to explore new ways to cultivate habits that bring more joy and improve overall well-being. For many of us, recreating habits that support our mental, emotional […]
Helping Your Private Practice Thrive Through Challenging Times

Adapted from workshop with Lili Gray The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a new and unique challenge for many therapists and their clients. While we as therapists have to transition to virtual therapy in a short amount of time, so do our clients. During the transition, many of us may have lost some clients and are […]
My Happy Little Tele-Therapy Accidents

Written by Tracy De After I finished my last blog about how I transitioned to virtual practice, I have finally come to terms with my relationship with tele-therapy. Not to say that I feel confident about it, but at least I am able to look at the process more candidly, which is a good sign […]
My Journey to Find Healing and Restful Peace

Written by Tianni Wang 2020 so far has been a roller-coaster, to say the least. Wildfires, escalating tensions with Iran, an impeachment, Kobe’s death, volcano eruptions, locusts, a global pandemic, economic slowdown, racism and police brutality,… Image from KnowYourMeme All of these events, whether or not we are directly affected, can constantly weigh on our minds. […]
Marketing Your Private Practice

Adapted from workshop with Nancy Benjamin We are all getting used to a new normal, where we’ve had to overcome physical and emotional challenges with being isolated, learning new technologies, and navigating new changes to policies every day. In providing mental health services, the circumstances may have been particularly difficult to adapt to: seeing a […]