Two Problems, One Solution - AgoraMHN
Two Problems, One Solution - AgoraMHN
It happened in a networking group—the kind therapists and psychiatrists join hoping to find referral sources and maybe commiserate with people who understand the business. That day, the commiserating won.
Someone brought up insurance companies, and the floodgates opened. The endless paperwork that eaView More..
Posted by: Admin February 25th, 2026 Share
Dynamic Pricing and the Business of Psychotherapy
It is said that no one becomes a psychotherapist for the money. And indeed, psychotherapists as a group earn far less than many others with similar levels of professional training and experience. As a psychiatrist who worked as a psychotherapist for over thirty years, I was keenly aware of how my income was a fraction of that of most of my medical colleagues. But being committView More..
Posted by: Admin October 10th, 2017 Share
9 Things I've Learned After 7 Years of Being an ECP - Part 1
When I first became a student of professional psychology I had many ideas about how wonderful life would be as a licensed psychologist. I dreamed of the private practice life that churned along all on its own. Patients were drawn to me because of my good reputation and colView More..
Posted by: Karla Steingraber, Psy.D. October 31st, 2016 Share
All Hail the Office Bully
Various surveys demonstrate bullying happens to 25-50% of the workforce, depending on whether you include witness reports. The fact is that many of us do not realize we are being bullied or are too ashamed to admit it. Most of us expect bullying to be overt, such as yellinView More..
Posted by: Karla Steingraber, Psy.D. October 5th, 2016 Share
Ethics in the Time of Cholera
On occasion I work with a patient who is essentially having an existential crisis. “What is the point of [fill in the blank] when the world is so bad” is what I am asked. I struggle with questions such as these as I see their point. Pollution is certainlyView More..
Posted by: Karla Steingraber, Psy.D. October 5th, 2016 Share