IPSIG Blog
What if…? A Duty of Care
It’s a Monday morning, just after 8am and I’m responding to work emails before seeing my first client of the day. The phone rings and the voice on the other end, someone I don’t know, tells me they are a psychotherapist from a nearby town. Anticipating information about a new referral, I reach for pen […]
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How To Get Some Google Love Or Getting More Clients Online?
Guest Blog From | Sophie Wood | Pocket Site (https://pocketsite.co.uk) – The Website Builder Designed For The Busy Therapist Getting clients via your website is one of the basic business building blocks for your private practice. However, many private practitioners build a website to look good or have one made for them without considering how the […]
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5 Things You Must Do On Your Therapy Website
Guest Blog From | Sophie Wood | Buzz Web Design & Consultancy and Pocket Site (https://pocketsite.co.uk) – The Website Builder Designed For The Busy Therapist Potential clients visit your website to learn more about you and the services you offer. You’ve put in all the hard work to attract visitors to your website: social media campaigns, […]
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Philosophy and CBT
The narrative explicit in this blog reminds us that independent practitioners are in a privileged position to add a nuance to their practice, often denied to competent and committed therapists in institutionalised primary health care. There are two types of questions to be explored. Firstly an examination of the philosophical imperatives which justify the current […]
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Thinking Of Developing A Private Practice?
Going into private practice was one of the scariest decisions I’ve ever made, but it has turned out to be one of the most enjoyable and fulfilling things I’ve ever done. I’ve never looked back. The two questions I get asked most by other therapists contemplating the same decision are “How busy are you?” and […]
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Home Visits – 5 Star Customer Service Vs Therapist’s Safety?
Home visits are not normally associated with independent therapy practice. Therapists can choose if they want to provide this service and personally I do but with experience, I have learnt to put some safety measures in place. Reasons to offer home visits I have been asked to provide home visits on many occasions and I […]
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The Wonderful World Of Apps And Tools
Guest Blog From | Sophie Wood | Buzz Web Design & Consultancy Ahead of the latest CBT Psychotherapist Briefings webinar (details below), I thought I’d share a few of my own favourite apps and tools. I’ve picked the ones I use pretty much every day and love using. CBT Psychotherapist Briefings | Techie Online Swap Shop: […]
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My Favourite App…
My favourite app is Trello, a project management tool. You create “boards”, which are like virtual desktops, and put “lists” on each board. The lists are set out across the screen and each consists of “cards”, which sit one below the other. Boards, lists, and cards can be created and deleted at will. Trello comes […]
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