The Creative Psychotherapist

S2.8 Melissa Wesner | Systemic Considerations when Setting Up a Group Practice

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FEATURED GUESTS: Melissa Wesner, LCPC is the Founder of LifeSpring Counseling Services, a Maryland-based group practice where she and her therapists strive to provide hope, healing, and empowerment through the collaborative process of counseling. As a Certified Brainspotter and Brainspotting Consultant, she is an avid believer in the power of Brainspotting. She's a dreamer, a doer, and a co-host on the Protecting Your Practice podcast.

LISTEN & LEARN:

  • Questions for consideration regarding logistics when setting up a group practice.
  • The importance of defining and reflecting upon who you want to bring into your practice.
  • Understanding what model you would like to use for the therapists within your practice.
  • Benefits of clearly communicating your values and culture that are important in your practice when bringing on therapists.
  • How to build in tasks within your screening process to identify particular skills that will be important within your practice.
  • Several ways to build in office culture to create connection and community within a group practice.
  • How an internal website, or intrasite can be used to connect your practice team.
  • The impact of addressing employee/contractor complaints and dynamics quickly within your business.
  • The role of pruning within a group practice.
  • Considerations for having an Human Resources (HR) process or contracting with an HR company to assist with those systems.
  • The importance of having an actual contract when you have an Independent Contractor when it comes to dissolving the relationship.
  • The benefits of having a dedicated receptionist answering your practice phone.
  • Understanding the tax benefits of spending money on resources to enhance your business.
  • Before launching into a group check in with your WHY to really understand if this is what you really want to undertake.

    • RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

    The Protecting Your Practice Podcast protectingyourpractice.com
    Melissa's Group Practice https://lifespringcounseling.net/
    Free Download: How to Start Your Group Practice from the Start https://www.protectingyourpractice.com/free-downloads
    Good to Great by Jim Collins


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