All Things Substance Podcast

Full List of PRIVATE PRACTICE EDITION Podcast Episodes

Psychiatrists and Therapists

Psychiatrists and Therapists

Episode #133 Therapists and psychiatrists want the same thing: for our clients to be well. We don’t always get the chance to work together. I wanted to see what we could do to bridge the gap between us. I interviewed  a psychiatrist friend of mine, Dr. Jess...

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Liability and Risk When Treating Substance Use

Liability and Risk When Treating Substance Use

Episode #131 People are complicated creatures. We work with people when they are confused, hurting, anxious or generally distraught. Sometimes that can impact our work with people and how they feel about us and their lives. We mean well and we work hard to give people...

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To Take Insurance or Private Pay Only?

To Take Insurance or Private Pay Only?

Episode #114 Going into private practice is a big deal. There are a lot of things to consider. One of the biggest decisions that has to be made is if a therapist will take insurance or not. Some people might wonder why that’s even a question, of course private...

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Switching From Nonprofit to For-Profit

Switching From Nonprofit to For-Profit

Episode #112 We’re therapists, not business people. We went into the field to serve people, not to serve capitalism. But the field is changing. Agency work is one choice a therapist can make, but increasingly people are looking to go out on their own. They end up...

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Interview with Amber Lyda

Interview with Amber Lyda

Episode #111 Amber Lyda was a bit ahead of the curve on the whole online therapy practice gig. She decided she wanted to be able to do more things outside of work. She realized that in order to do so, she had to change something drastically. Thus began her journey to...

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Private Practice Edition-The Future of Therapy

Private Practice Edition-The Future of Therapy

Episode #110 The number of therapists in private practice is going up. When I started in the field, private practice was something you did later in your career. The changes in the landscape of agency work is changing that though. Rising productivity, less time for...

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