Was it something I said?
Whatever yours may look like, an empty chair is often the most obvious result of an unplanned ending in therapy. Concerned by the level of dropout among my private practice clients a couple of years ago, I set about trying to change it. Two years on, I’m marking my...
Moving measures online
It doesn’t get easier than this to take your client’s psychological temperature, or indeed your own. We’re developing online measures for your clients to complete that can support your work together. Measures that require no fancy platform. Measures that need leave no...
Are we on the same page as our clients?
Are clients’ perceptions of the goals of their therapy always the same as our own? As a newly published study suggests, lack of proper alignment and regular review of goals may have unintended consequences, and we can’t afford to make assumptions that we’re always on...
But is it safe?
From our recent survey it’s become clear that we are now more favourably disposed to working online or by phone than we were at the start of the pandemic. Most of us who were working face to face, however, seem desperate to return to business as usual. But is it safe?...
Are we embracing a new way of working?
“It’s felt really stressful and devastating as I watched my case load disappear overnight. My established private practice that I’ve built up over the years, and that ticked over nicely, providing me with a sustained income from which I’ve created my life, just fell...
Post COVID: The future of private practice
Results from our recent survey suggest that as lockdown in the UK continues, we are actually becoming more optimistic about our professional futures. Is this optimism merited, or are we engaging in wishful thinking? We explore some possible futures. On Tuesday 7 April...
How is COVID-19 changing private practice?
Resilient, resourceful and adaptable, but struggling to stay afloat. Apprehensive about the future of our profession and practices. Still retaining some optimism, but under no illusions about the challenges that face us. That’s what you told us in response to our...
What are we learning? Over to you.
For many therapists and therapy services, the COVID-19 pandemic is turning the world we have known upside down. Unplanned endings, renegotiation of contracts and gear-crunching transitions from face-to-face to phone and online working are testing our resilience. How...
Are you ready for this?
With the world increasingly in lockdown how can we continue to work and to provide a service to the people who may really need it? This blog provides encouragement, some practical ideas and resources, including a brief, low cost online course to help you move your...
But is it therapy?
Is therapy delivered by phone effective? Is it even therapy? How does using the phone as a medium impact on factors such as therapeutic alliance, disclosure, empathy, attentiveness and participation? A recent study has looked at this area, and its results might...