by Allison Puryear | Sep 4, 2017 | Building a Support System, HIPAA, Mindset, Self-care
A couple weekends ago, while at my favorite breakfast place with my family, I somehow heard the conversation going on at the table next to me. I say “somehow” because if you’ve ever gone to breakfast with a 1.5 year old, a 4 year old, and a partner you like to talk to...
by Allison Puryear | Aug 21, 2017 | Mindset, Private Practice, Work-Life Balance
“Pathological” may sound strong. Learning is vital to what we do, after all. Occasionally I work with someone who is using learning to feel good enough. To try to beat back the imposter syndrome. It may start as a desire to feel more competent in order to better serve...
by Allison Puryear | Jul 17, 2017 | Abundance Mind-Set, Fees, Mindset, Money, Private Practice
So, let’s talk about whether you’re charging too much. There are two groups here: The people who have some money stuff to work through that aren’t actually charging too much, but fear they are (cue imposter syndrome, not-enoughness, fear people won’t pay it,...
by Allison Puryear | Jun 26, 2017 | Abundance Mind-Set, Blogging, Guest Post, Mindset
Danielle Kepler has been a big part of the Abundance Practice-Builders FB Group since its early days. I refer to her Insurance Credentialing & Billing For Mental Health Professionals FB Group at least weekly. This woman KNOWS insurance. I love this blog post...
by Allison Puryear | May 29, 2017 | Building a Support System, Mindset, Self-care
There’s this house I love that had pigeons living in it. It was a few blocks from my office, this gorgeous, great-bones, hulking house that would be perfect for a bunch of therapists to have practices in. The pigeons had nested inside. The porch was falling apart. I...
by Allison Puryear | Apr 17, 2017 | Mindset, Private Practice, Self-care, Social Media
I’ve mentioned being wholly Team Locke so this post shouldn’t be a huge surprise. I’ve noticed a pattern in some folks as they’re in that scary building stage: a propensity to jump headlong into conclusions. I want to create a little structure to protect you from that...