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Two Problems, One Solution - AgoraMHN

At one time, I was in a mental health professionals' networking group. You know, the kind that therapists and psychiatrists join, hoping to cultivate referral sources and maybe solve some problems with people who understand the business. 

 

As usual, when someone brought up insurance companies, the floodgates of complaintView More..

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Differential Pricing and the Business of Psychotherapy

An Ethical Path to Greater Income

 

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 thirtyView More..

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9 Things I've Learned After 7 Years of Being an ECP - Part 1

by Karla Steingraber, Psy.D.

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.

All Hail the Office Bully

by Karla Steingraber, Psy.D.

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.

Ethics in the Time of Cholera

by Karla Steingraber, Psy.D.

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.