Many therapists were trained to view them as important clinical tools, but they’re not evidence-based.
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Clinical support
Struggling to engage quiet clients in sessions? Here are some ideas to help spark conversation and build trust in therapy.
Grief and mourning are highly personal processes that can look different depending on the individual.
Here’s what you need to know, plus a treatment plan example.
Running a practice
Here’s how to find and schedule more clients using therapist referral networks and online directories.
There’s no official guidebook for this important milestone in the therapy journey, but here’s a start for structuring it.
While therapists have an essential responsibility as mandated reporters, it’s challenging to navigate. Learn when a therapist can and must break confidentiality.
One of the most important ways to practice self-care as a therapist — and provide better support to your clients — is to schedule time off for yourself on a regular basis.
How many sessions you can fit into a “full time” practice depends on several important factors, including your own capacity and your clients’ needs.
Billing and coding
Understand the ins and outs of CPT codes to help make documentation and billing more efficient — and give you more time to focus on other areas of your practice.
Headway strives to simplify billing insurance so you can focus on providing care. Read our comprehensive guide to mental health billing.
Understand the ins and outs of CPT codes to help make documentation and billing more efficient — and give you more time to focus on other areas of your practice.
The 90837 CPT code is often understood to be the standard of a therapy session among providers. However, insurers have a tendency to flag 90837 more frequently than other codes.
About Headway
Headway helps simplify insurance for more than 80,000 mental health care providers across the country.
Our vast network of providers like you makes it possible to secure better rates for everyone — without charging to use our platform.
If the journey of one thousand miles begins with a single step, then the journey to starting or streamlining your insurance practice begins with a single call.
Life as a provider
Acquiring CE credits helps you better serve your clients — and grow your business.
Curious about the average salary of people in your profession? It depends on a few factors.
It’s a common phenomenon in helping professions, but work-related burnout can feel debilitating.
Becoming a licensed therapist involves a lot of work — and a lot of education.
Compliance and documentation
Every discharge situation is different, but a few best practices can help ensure the discharge note documentation process is successful.
Progress notes are the core piece of documentation a provider should write after each client session, but it’s more than just a record of what happened.
Whenever you want to change the goal of your therapy care, or the path you want to take with the client to reach that goal, you’ll want to document a treatment plan.
The intake assessment is your chance to get a deep understanding of your patient — and maybe connect some elements from their journey that they wouldn’t connect themselves.
Here’s how SOAP notes can help you write better, faster notes — and effectively document your work as a clinician.
Starting a practice
Deciding between Headway and Grow Therapy? Let’s break down the key differences and benefits to discover which is right for your practice.
Going out on your own can come with a learning curve, especially if you’re not familiar with the business aspects involved in a private practice.
Growing your clientele can be a lot less complicated than you think. All you’ll need is a simple mindset shift and a couple basic strategies that help potential clients find and connect with you.