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Best Insurance for Counsellors in the UK: Including Therapists. A Comprehensive Guide
Counsellors and therapists play an invaluable role in society by providing mental health support and guidance. However, with this profession comes a unique set of risks. Insurance is a critical safety net for these professionals, offering protection against potential...
How to maximise the value of each client
How can you earn more money from each client, while the client continues to experience the long term benefits of your service? How can you get clients to keep coming back for more? We may have the solution for you.Posture has an influence on physical health and...
10 Ways to Update Your Online Marketing Efforts
Online marketing has surpassed traditional marketing in many ways. This trend will only continue as the Baby Boomers enter their golden years and millennials continue to dominate the market.If you haven’t changed your online marketing efforts in the last few years,...
Top 10 website providers for therapists
This article was written by Phil Hulme at WebHealer.If you are looking for better placement on Google for your website you may find this list of top 10 website providers useful. It is based on Google performance using search analysis carried out in December 2018.In...
Be the Change
This article has been written by Ed Ley.What I learned about growing a coaching business by selling up and moving to Denmark:In the summer of 2017 myself and my family moved to Copenhagen. It was never in our plans but a family situation arose and the move was both...
GDPR and Goodwill
This guest blog comes from our accountant and resident tax expert, Michael Bennett of Michael B. Bennett Ltd.Recently I have had a number of conversations with people who are telling me that as a result of the GDPR changes earlier in 2018, goodwill can no longer be...
Can I talk about you making more money?
I know you might feel uncomfortable with this idea and that might mean you feel some resistance to this. I completely understand – I mean, I know I didn’t become a practitioner to make money.What about you?I suspect that like me, you chose your path because you wanted...
It’s easy to think you don’t need insurance – after all, you do a good job, right?
But did you know that slips and trips are one the most common causes for Public Liability claims? Most of us have fallen at some time or other; it’s easily done, but if the cause of someone’s fall is in any way your responsibility you can suddenly find yourself facing...
Online Therapy and The Power of Three Therapists To Help You
Using isoshealth’s platform gives you access to online therapy from a Dietitian, a Physiotherapist and a Psychologist when it suits you.
New year, new therapy business?
If you’re a therapist and you’re looking to set up in practice in 2018, here are a few ideas for you to make sure that you start your therapy business off well.Write A Business PlanYour business plan will help you to define the services you will offer, your target...
Do you need a DBS check?
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is a UK Government department of health which owns the safeguarding policy for vulnerable groups. DBS (formerly known as CRB) is a criminal records check to prevent unsuitable people from working with children, the elderly and...
Help Support StopSO
The Specialist Treatment Organisation for the Prevention of Sexual Offending (StopSO) has reached out to us to ask for a helping hand in their funding crisis. StopSO is a charity that offers therapy in the community, across the UK, to people at risk of committing a...
Training: it’s all about the client
This article has been written by Chris Munro from Clinic Answer. Find out more about their service here.A well-trained receptionist or call answering service ensures that clients finish a conversation happy and satisfied that you provide a quality service.Everyone who...
Software types: a glossary
There’s a huge array of software available to run a business, including some specifically for therapists.We’ve just added a list of software to the members’ area of our website, split into separate categories. If you’re new to certain types of software, here’s a short...
The Bowen Technique
The Bowen technique is used by practitioners to compliment other types of therapy and is believed to aid the body’s natural ability to heal and restore balance without intensive treatment. Bowen practitioners often work alongside allopathic health professionals to...
Crystal Healing Therapy
Every person is surrounded by subtle bodies which are the electro-magnetic energy fields that permeates their bodies and forms the human aura. Crystal therapists believe that the vibrations released by crystals bring these energy fields back to their original...
News from camexpo!
We’re back from another great event! This year’s camexpo was held at Olympia in London and attracted thousands of practitioners, therapists and healthcare professionals over two days.We were glad to see so many interested practitioners at our business clinic, and we...
Review of Safenotes
We’ve just carried out a review of Safenotes, a confidential online record system for therapists.You can read the review here. Do you use Safenotes? Or, do you prefer other software? Perhaps you prefer to rely on paper notes?Client confidentiality is, of course, a key...
Are you a therapist in training?
The Private Practice Hub is not just a go-to place for established therapists. It’s also a place where therapists in training can get essential business advice.It can be extremely challenging for newly qualified therapists to hit the ground running, and we’d love to...
Password security for therapists
How many online passwords do you have to remember? Five, ten, more? Or do you use the same passwords across several sites? Perhaps you use cloud-based practice management software. Maybe you do your banking online or you have your details on several therapist...
Do therapists need to encrypt their emails?
Privacy and confidentiality is central to the treatment process, whether you’re a counsellor, a physiotherapist or an acupuncturist.It’s important for both ethical and legal reasons (see our post on Data Protection). It extends to your client data and your emails,...
Talking Therapy – risk management
The fourth episode in our Talking Therapy series covers risk management.Katrina Hinkley from Connect Psychotherapy Practice discusses how she minimises risk – both to herself and her clients.There is lots of guidance about risk management on the Hub – get started...
Keep yourself safe
We have just heard about a low-cost service offered by Bristol City Council that is applicable to all UK practitioners.It might be of interest if you’ve ever felt at risk, either from your clients or simply because you work on your own.It’s called ‘Lone Worker...
Health and safety advice for the private practitioner
Health and safety is a key consideration for the private practitioner.Firstly – as a business, you will need to comply with health and safety law. It doesn’t matter if you’re a sole trader or an employer, and whether you see your clients at home or in separate...