Continuing Education for Mental Health Counselors: Therapy Show with Lisa Mustard

Kym Tolson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Substance Abuse Counselor, and a Certified Hypnotherapist and she's taken her business completely online.

Kym knew she wanted to travel more so she figured out how she could see clients while visiting countries all over the world. And nowadays she has a thriving online, insurance-based, therapy practice. Yet she is the first to admit learning to have an online therapy practice and take insurance was a steep learning curve. Because of this, Kym saw a need to develop a course to help other clinicians learn how to take insurance in their private practice.

And on this week's episode Kym shares tips for getting started with insurance panels, things to consider when looking to be credentialed, and the pros and cons of taking insurance.

Kym built this course, so you would have a one-stop place to guide you through the process of setting up your practice for insurance billing WITHOUT having to do all the research and leg work she had to in order to get going! This course is a start to finish insurance billing course. It walks you through credentialing all the way to becoming a billing master! This course is for brick and mortar practices as well as a special emphasis on taking your practice all online. And she's giving you 25% off!

Insurance Billing for Private Practice and Telehealth 25% off discount for the course: http://bit.ly/LisaMustard25

Grab the Free Guide On How To Bill Insurance For Teleheath: http://bit.ly/InsuranceBillingFree

Join Kym's Facebook group - We have a great support system. We are building with therapists who are billing insurance for telehealth, including an updated spreadsheet of all the companies that allow billing for telehealth by state. Join us here: http://bit.ly/2kKfZXp

Kym's website www.kymtolson.com

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As talk therapists, we all need continuing education contact hours to remain in good standing with our licensing boards - every 2 years here in South Carolina, I need 40 hours of CEUs.

My guess is that you need something similar.

Over the years I have attended many many workshops, conferences, seminars, webinars, etc etc. and honestly they aren't always the most convenient nor inspiring..so that's why I've created continuing education Podcourses.

Let me take a minute to explain how they work.

First of all, what is a podcourse?

A podcourse is the word I use to describe podcast + self study course. Each podcourse counts for one continuing education contact hour.

All podcourses include the podcast, a self study quiz, evaluation form and certificate of completion.

To buy a podcourse, click buy podcourse, then scroll down the page to see the learning objectives, presenters bio and course outline. Then click buy podcourse about half way down this screen. You will then be asked to submit your payment.

Then you will have access to the podcast, self study quiz and evaluation. Once you pass the self study quiz you can download your certificate of completion.

My hope is that the Podcourses save you your valuable time (no need to sit at your desk and watch, you can listen when you want!)

However, You don't have to buy the podcourse to listen to the podcast and get the information. The podcast is available for you anytime, anywhere. Just head to the tab that says The Therapy Show.

But if you want the continuing education contact hour, you will need to purchase the quiz, pass it and download your certificate of completion. Be sure to hold on to that certificate for your records! Your Board may want to see it one day!

And you can get your first podcourse for free! Simply fill out the form on my website and I"ll email you over a code that you can enter into checkout for a free continuing education contact hour.

I hope you enjoy the show! Happy Listening!

After about 10 years of being a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I started to dream about using my skill set in differently. I was curious about other ways I could bring in an income. My first idea was to be a contractor for an online therapy company. I applied and was accepted went through the training and orientation. And when I was finally on-boarded, the clients started to come in. I quickly built up a full schedule as a part time counselor. I enjoyed the work yet I was on the computer and my phone A LOT. I was missing time with my family and it finally hit me that I didn't want to trade my precious family time for work anymore.

I decided to resign after about 9 months. I had my time back but I didn't have the money! And being a little burnt out, I decided the extra income would need to come from something else, not therapy related. I began to look at my other interests of fitness, living an active lifestyle, my love of active wear...and I found something new that would challenge my skills.

This time around I was able to work this business in the pockets of my days and have quality time with my family. (If you're curious to learn more about this opportunity then head to lisamustard.com, click on active wear.)

But it also got me thinking of other ways to build passive or residual income like affiliate marketing, podcast sponsorships and speaking engagements. I didn't know much about these things so I turned to my friend Joe Sanok of Practice of the Practice. He's been able to create additional streams of revenue through affiliate marketing, consulting, creating conferences and speaking.

And he's here this week to talk about how we therapists can diversify our income streams and utilize our counselor strengths and skills to make more money.

He gives practical tips and ideas on getting started, ethical issues to consider, creating memberships, ecourses, and why we need to really know our audience's pain points before we even start creating products for them. Plus he shares details on his upcoming conferences and how he helps therapists launch their private practices.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

Need continuing education contact hours that fit around your life and schedule? If so, I think you'll love my podcourses. Listen to the episode at your convenience then take the self study quiz, pass it and then download your certificate of completion. Simple and convenient learning that fits your life. And you can get the first one free. Head to my site and enter your email to get your first podcourse for free.

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Bridget Boursiquot is a LICSW in Massachusetts with over 12 years in the field. She has worked with a wide range of clients including those experiencing depression, anxiety, self-esteem concerns, life threatening illness, relationship issues (family, friendship, couples, etc), stress, parenting concerns, life stages and transition, trauma and abuse, loss, and infertility and pregnancy. She has coached many individuals and couples through their processes of growth and has helped them to create a better life space for themselves. Her experience has allowed her to work across the United States as well as internationally and with a wide range of ages, backgrounds, diagnoses, socioeconomic classes and the barriers that come with each. Her counseling style is kind, interactive, and down to earth. At her core, she believes in treating everyone with empathy, kindness, and compassion.

Always wanting to be her own boss and design her schedule around her highest priority of family first, Bridget opened up a private practice and she is the first to admit it's been a process yet also so much fun. Her practice is 100% online!

On today's show she shares tips on how to gain online clients, how she screens her clients to see if they're a fit for online counseling or life coaching, why she doesn't take insurance, and how to remain ethical when you're marketing your clinical counseling and life coaching services.

You can reach Bridget at [email protected] and find her here https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/bridget-boursiquot-weymouth-ma/434412

Recently I was asked how I manage my time. Being a busy mom, wife, therapist, podcaster, chauffeur, cook, puppy wrangler,,just kidding on the puppy wrangler,,Billy does most of that …

Here's the truth - I am very intentional in my time management. I take a look at all the things I want to get done and that need to get done and just prioritize as best as I can. I do love my shortcuts like my crock pot for batch cooking, getting up earlier than our girls and getting some work done, working out early in the morning because if I wait too long in the day my workouts don't happen. I pretty much wear a uniform so I don't have to think about what will I wear to work (it's these pants, tank and cardigan..I can dress them up or down…you can learn about my favorite clothing brand, ZYIA active on my site). I just look for ways to make my life more efficient.

I hope this helps another busy person out there!

Be sure to grab your first continuing education contact hour on me! Head to my site and enter your email for a code that gives you your first CE for FREE. There are 4 podcourses to choose from - a little something for everyone! Then you enter the code at checkout and the podcourse is yours. Listen to the episode, take the quiz, fill out the evaluation form and download your certificate of completion. I'm here to help walk you through it if you need any support.

David Waltenbaugh is a Cofounder and the CEO of Root VR, a platform of therapeutic and educational virtual reality tools to promote and support pediatric, adolescent, and young adult mental health; helping children from adverse home environments to better adapt to change and ultimately become well-adjusted and highly contributing community members while also training and educating parents and caretakers to better understand and accommodate these children.

In addition to David's specific work with Root VR, he is building a network of research partners, advisors and creatives/developers to further explore novel applications of Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) in medicine, healthcare, therapy, and education with Media Plural, an immersive media production and strategy startup focused on VR-For-Good.

David and I met late last year when we were both finalists in the Inaugural Virginia Commonwealth University Alumni Pitch Competition. David's pitch for Root VR took the grand prize.

His mission and vision for helping kids has been crystal clear in every conversation we've had and I'm excited to have him on the show so you can learn more about his therapeutic tools and how you can get involved.

A really cool thing happened recently, the app, Hom (pronounced "Home") by Root VR is now available for purchase on the Apple App Store and is coming to the Google Play Store as well.

David is continually interested in partnering with clinicians and organizations on pilot programs in anticipation of the official commercial roll out later this year; anyone who is interested can contact us at [email protected]!

Connect with David on LinkedIn.

Be sure to grab your first continuing education contact hour on me! Head to my site and enter your email for a code that gives you your first CE for FREE. There are 4 podcourses to choose from - a little something for everyone! Then you enter the code at checkout and the podcourse is yours. Listen to the episode, take the quiz, fill out the evaluation form and download your certificate of completion. I'm here to help walk you through it if you need any support.

Want to be more comfortable while sitting on the couch? I sure did and I went looking for pants and tops that were soft, wrinkle resistant and would match just about anything I already had in my closet. And now ZYIA Active makes up about 80% of my wardrobe. Want to learn more? Head to lisamustard.com and click on the activewear tab. Don't think this is just for women! They have mens and kids clothes too..our family is loving the quality and I love the price tags! So head over to my site to check it all out.

Sherry Joy Collier is a Life and Business Consultant who has been licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist and Expressive Arts Therapist for over 25 years. She is a wife, mother, and expressive artist who provides guidance and support for fellow-creatives and folks who want to re-design their lives, relationships, and/or life's work. She uses a variety of tools like expressive art, cognitive therapy tools, goal-setting and action planning to help others achieve their dreams for an awesome life.

On today's episode we discuss what is expressive arts therapy, how therapists can easily incorporate art into their practices, how Sherry has pivoted her skill set and is creating an online course to help therapists explore their artistic sides.

This is her second time on the show and I'm excited to have her back!

Want to be more comfortable while sitting on the couch? I sure did and I went looking for pants and tops that were soft, wrinkle resistant and would match just about anything I already had in my closet. And now ZYIA Active makes up about 80% of my wardrobe. Want to learn more? Head to lisamustard.com and click on the activewear tab. Don't think this is just for women! They have mens' and kids' clothes too..our family is loving the quality and I love the price tags! So head over to my site to check it all out.

Have you received your code for 1 free continuing education contact hour yet? That's right, I'm giving you your first Podcourse for free!

Four of my Podcourses are now approved for continuing education contact hours ...it's easy...head to my lisamustard.com, enter your email and you'll receive a code to enter at checkout for a free contact hour. You can listen to the Podcourse anytime, anywhere and when you're ready, complete the self study quiz, pass it..then you can download your certificate of completion. You can also sign up here.

If you have any questions about the podcourses or purchasing, feel free to email me at [email protected]

You can learn more about Sherry here, https://sherryjoycollier.com/ and be sure to grab your FREE Five Quick and Easy Steps to Start your Visual Journal here FREE Five Quick and Easy Steps to Start your Visual Journal here: https://sherryjoycollier.com/your-free-five-quick-and-easy-steps-to-start-your-visual-journal/

Ok,now let's get to the episode!

Whitney Owens is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Private Practice Consultant. She lives in Savannah, Georgia, where she owns a group private practice, Water's Edge Counseling. In addition to running her practice, she offers individual and group consulting through Practice of the Practice. Whitney places a special emphasis on helping clinicians start and grow faith-based practices. Whitney is a wife and mother of two beautiful girls.

On today's episode we discuss ideas for marketing yourself as a faith based counselor and attracting your ideal clients. Whitney shares practical tips and advice you can start implementing right away.

But before we dive into today's episode, I wanted to let you know that you can grab one FREE continuing education contact hour on my homepage, lisamustard.com. Just head to my site, sign up and you'll receive a code that you can redeem for one of the podcourses. Currently I have 4 podcourses to choose from and more are on their way! Or you can go here and sign up.

Want to be more comfortable while sitting on the couch? I sure did and I went looking for pants and tops that were soft, wrinkle resistant and would match just about anything I already had in my closet. And now ZYIA Active makes up about 80% of my wardrobe. Want to learn more? Head to lisamustard.com and click on the activewear tab. Don't think this is just for women! They have mens' and kids' clothes too..our family is loving the quality and I love the price tags! So head over to my site to check it all out.

Download Whitney's free Five Common Pitfalls Connecting Counselors & Churches here: https://practiceofthepractice.lpages.co/faith-in-practice-resources/

Work with Whitney here: https://practiceofthepractice.lpages.co/pop-apply-page/

Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, which is being adapted as a television series with Eva Longoria. In addition to her clinical practice, she writes The Atlantic's weekly "Dear Therapist" advice column and contributes regularly to The New York Times and many other publications. She is also a TED speaker, a ​member of the Advisory Council for Bring Change to Mind and advisor to the Aspen Institute. A contributing writer for the Atlantic, she has written hundreds of articles related to psychology and culture, many of which have become viral sensations. She is a sought-after expert in media such as The Today Show, Good Morning America, The CBS Early Show, CNN, and NPR's "Fresh Air." Learn more at LoriGottlieb.com or by following her @LoriGottlieb1 on Twitter.

And on today's show, Lori and I chat about her bestselling book and the themes that are parallel in all of our lives.

Before we dive into the episode, I wanted to let you know that 4 of my podcourses are now approved for continuing education contact hours! And I'm giving you the first one FREE. Head to my site, lisamustard.com, enter your email and you'll receive a code to use at checkout for a free contact hour.

This episode is brought to you by Zyia Active. Want to be more comfortable while sitting on the couch? I sure did and I went looking for pants and tops that were soft, wrinkle resistant and would match just about anything I already had in my closet. And now Zyia Active makes up about 80% of my wardrobe. Want to learn more? Head to lisamustard.com and click on the active wear tab. Don't think this is just for women as they have mens' and kids' clothes too. Our family is loving the quality and I love the price tags! So head over to my site to check it all out.

Happy New Year! Are you excited for 2020? I want to wish a happy and healthy new year.

So much has happened for me in one year and as I reflect on where I am today vs. where I was one year ago, I realize just how far I have come. In January 2019 I began getting the nuts and bolts together of this podcast and have learned a ton along the way.

And in this episode, I'm sharing my podcast journey process plus if you're thinking about starting a podcast, I give a few tips and ideas that may shorten your learning curve.

Also, if you're a licensed mental health clinician and you're looking for podcast guest opportunities, I have created The Talk Therapist Lounge over on Facebook. Or if you're a podcast host and you're wanting to bring seasoned and experienced licensed talk therapists onto your show, come join us as well! The group is starting to fill up with knowledgeable clinicians who can share their expertise with your listeners. Join the group here https://www.facebook.com/groups/talktherapypodcast/.

Need continuing education contact hours? 4 of my podcourses are now approved for credit. And I'm giving you your first one for FREE! Head to my site and sign up for a free podcourse. I'll email you a code you can enter at checkout to get your first podcourse at no charge. Listen anytime, anywhere and when you're ready, take the self study quiz, pass it, and download your certificate of completion. More podcourses are on their way.

Thank you to my sponsor Zyia Active. Want to be more comfortable while sitting on the couch? I sure did and I went looking for pants and tops that were soft, wrinkle resistant and would match just about anything I already had in my closet. And now Zyia Active makes up about 80% of my wardrobe...want to learn more? Head to lisamustard.com and click on the activewear tab. Don't think this is just for women..they have mens' and kids' clothes too..our family is loving the quality and I love the price tags! So head over to my site to check it all out.

Thank you for listening and being a part of the community. If you like what you hear, please rate, review and subscribe to the podcast. Thank you!

Book mentioned in episode: What Do You Do With An Idea by Kobi Yamada

Sarah Leitschuh is a therapist whose mission is to help you simplify and manage your clinical practice with more ease. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Eagan, Minnesota. Through her work with her company, The Vibrant Therapist Consulting, Sarah supports other therapists in discovering how to do their work in a way that energizes them and doesn't leave them depleted when it comes time for personal interests and relationships. Some of the things we discuss: simplifying your practice, re-thinking your to-do list, systems and routines to manage your practice with more ease, decluttering your schedule and the power of saying no and establishing solid boundaries.

Sarah gives great tips and ideas to help you thrive in your work! We hope you enjoy this episode!

You can learn more about Sarah at www.sarahleitschuh.com

If you are looking for fun and convenient continuing education contact hours..I got you covered! Episodes 1, 2, 3 and 4 are now approved for continuing education contact hours. Yes, no more having to sit at your computer and watch a recorded webinar..you can listen to The Therapy Show episodes while you commute, in between sessions, on your lunch hour, while you exercise, etc. and if you want to get the contact hour, just head to my site, www.lisamustard.com, click on podcourses and then click purchase. It's pretty simple and easy yet if you have any issues with your purchase, just send us an email. Be sure to sign up for my emails and get one free continuing education contact hour. Head to my homepage and input your email.

When I record my interviews you will often find me in a pair leggings or joggers. They are so comfortable and I can transition from workouts to podcasting easily. They are also great for traveling and business casual dress events, like conferences and workshops. Be sure to check out my sponsor, Zyia Active, and see if the clothes are a fit for your lifestyle too.

If you're wanting to start your private practice, you may have heard of these 2 clinicians. Kate Campbell, PhD, LMFT and Katie Lemieux, LMFT are the co-owners of The Private Practice Start Up. They both built their 6-Figure private practices in less than 2 years from the ground up and inspire other ambitious mental health professionals to brand themselves, grow their dream private practices and live their dream lifestyles. They have a hunger for business, branding and marketing.

They love helping private practitioners work with the clients they love, profit more in business, and create the freedom to truly enjoy a lifestyle business.

They are the creators of Private Practice Marketing E-Course and Coaching, provide FREE podcasts, and customizable Attorney Approved Private Practice Paperwork for therapists. Visit PrivatePracticeStartup.com for more info!

And on today's episode we chat about their journeys to owning a business together, what they love about our profession, they also give tips to help you get clear on your brand, and how they can help you grow a business you love with authenticity and ease. We hope you enjoy this episode.

If you are looking for fun and convenient continuing education contact hours..I got you covered! Episodes 1, 2 and 3 are now approved for CE contact hours. No more having to sit at your computer and watch a recorded webinar..you can listen to The Therapy Show episodes while you commute, in between sessions, on your lunch hour, while you exercise, etc. and if you want to get the contact hour, just head to my site, www.lisamustard.com, click on podcourses and then click purchase. It's pretty simple and easy yet if you have any issues with your purchase, just send us an email. Be sure to sign up for my emails and get one FREE continuing education contact hour. Head to my homepage and input your email and a code will be emailed to you.

When I record my episodes you will often find me in a pair leggings or joggers. They are so comfortable and transition from workouts to podcasting so easily. I'm loving my active wear and athleisure styles! They are also great for traveling and business casual dress events, like conferences and workshops. Be sure to check out my sponsor, Zyia Active, and see if the clothes are a fit for your lifestyle too.