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Power to the Private Practice: Finding Your Best Path to Private Practice

Topical webinar for APA members paid for by Owl Practice

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Empowering Your Practice with Owl Practice Suite

December 2024

56 minutes

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Thinking about private practice but not sure which path to take? This 1-hour presentation brings together a group of therapists (a psychologist, three clinical social workers, and a counselor) who’ve taken different routes to get there—from using platforms like Alma and Headway to working with insurance or going fully private pay.

The expert panel offers an honest conversation about what worked for them, what didn’t, and what to consider when choosing your own path.

By the end of this webinar, participants should be able to:

Describe how to build a full client load.
Discuss how to deal with insurance (or avoid it).
Explain how platforms and practice management tools (like Owl Practice) can streamline the business side of things.

Accessibility

We strive to provide an inclusive, accessible experience that enables all individuals to engage with our programming. Captioning is displayed on this webinar recording and a transcript is also available. If you require any other accommodations to fully engage with this webinar recording, please contact us at advertising@apa.org.

This program does not offer CE credit.

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This topical webinar for APA members is paid for by Owl Practice and does not reflect the views of APA or its editorial staff. Email Advertising to learn more. Owl Practice is a leading-edge, HIPAA compliant digital practice management solution designed for mental health professionals across North America. Trusted by thousands of clinicians, it offers a comprehensive suite of tools, including appointment scheduling, video therapy, invoicing, payments, and more, to enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of running their businesses.

Presenters

Megan Cornish

Megan Cornish, LCSW

Megan Cornish is a licensed clinical social worker and founder of Fit Check who specializes in combining strategic communication and marketing skills with no-concession clinical messaging precision.

Candice Thompson

Candice Thompson, LMFT

Candice Thompson is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California and Oregon. She considers herself a well-rounded generalist, with 20 years of experience in the field of mental health, 15 as a practicing psychotherapist and 11 in private practice. She works with young adults and older. Candice is a mental health speaker for organizations in Silicon Valley as well as a board member, a supervisor, an adjunct faculty lecturer, and a podcast host. She is vocal on LinkedIn about adequate pay for therapists and career sustainability.

Macy Dimler

Macy Dimler, MS

Macy Dimler, a licensed clinical professional counselor, is new to private practice, a shift she made within the last year to have more freedom and control over her schedule and caseload. Her practice, Westwood Counseling, provides telehealth services for residents of Idaho and Washington. Offering a variety of approaches and techniques to therapy, Macy’s overarching goal is to provide people with an accessible space in which to grow and a down-to-earth, relational approach from their therapist. While her primary expertise is with young adults diagnosed with ADHD and autism, she aims to reach a wide range of clientele with varying challenges.

Sarah Murray

Sarah Murray, LCSW

Sarah Murray is the sole owner and leader at Heart Wild Therapy, a small group practice based in the Denver area specializing in trauma work, EMDR, and ketamine therapy. She has covered a lot of ground in the mental health field, including work in school counseling; hospital, long-term care, and residential settings; and with graduate school faculty.

Denise Sandole

Denise Sandole, PsyD

Denise Sandole is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida via telehealth. She has been dedicated to caring for trauma and loss survivors since she was a doctoral student when she worked with genocidal rape survivors in Rwanda. For her research there she received APA’s 2011 Award for Outstanding Dissertation in the Field of Trauma Psychology. Dr. Sandole has presented her trauma theory to audiences at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, APA, New York City Hospital physicians, and the New Jersey Department of Education. Her research has also been published in international journals/articles and books and featured in various NGO reports. Dr. Sandole received her BA in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and her doctorate degree in psychology from the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University.

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