"Absolutely no one teaches you how to manage a therapy practice. As therapists, we stumble through our careers, gradually picking up shortcuts and strategies that make our lives (or those of our clients) easier. Many of these ideas aren't rocket science and could have been taught to us in an afternoon if anyone had thought about it. That's what this book is designed to do."

From the Introduction

The Easy Part is an irreverent guide to the pitfalls and opportunities of private work, and provides dozens of tips on topics including:

• Finding, renting, and furnishing space
• Naming your practice
• Defining the scope of your work
• Getting referrals
• Creating a website
• Managing confidential client information
• Handling clinic finances
• Hiring an assistant
• Creating a professional atmosphere
• Scheduling and conducting assessments
• Setting effective goals in therapy
• Developing routines for the session, day, week, and year
• Avoiding burnout

"I have been in private practice for 20 years, and I have read every 'how to' manual out there. Many of them have useful advice, but Paterson's is the first book on this topic that I was unable to put down. Paterson runs a large and successful practice, and he has developed many strategies through trial-and-error that he shares in a humorous and easy-to-read way, with the goal of saving the rest of us many trials and much error. Any mental health care provider with an ounce of self-awareness and a hint of a funny bone will recognize Paterson's opinions and insights as delightfully accurate. I have recommended this book to every provider I know, and will continue to do so. I am already making changes in my practice based on the advice in this book."

- Dr Lisa Shatford, Psychologist

ISBN 978-0-9810325-4-2

274 pages. 8.5" x 11", spiral bound.

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