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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Sep 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Previously on Episode #69, Doctor TK shared how being an EAP provider helped build her caseload when she had just started her private practice. Today’s discussion is a continuation of the same topic that will further give tips for mental health providers having a desire to open up their private practice but have no ideas where to start and are still in the progress of building their client avatar.
Podcast Goals:
Learn the 3 tips on becoming an EAP provider and how you can benefit as a mental health provider
Episode Timeline:
Why is Doctor TK doing a 3-part series about becoming an EAP provider? [00:58]
Why did Doctor TK get on an EAP? A summary on Episode #69 [01:53]
Tip #1: When you become an EAP provider, it is highly suggested that you always do a consultation [03:22]
Consultation helps you target and serve ideal clients [03:32]
Consultation gives you an opportunity to assess what type of insurance (if there’s any) the client has [04:15]
Consultation helps you provide psychoeducation to clients, convincing them to undergo more sessions when needed [05:14]
Tip #2: It allows you to do the short-term therapy in terms of increasing your skill set [06:07]
Why is it encouraged to invest in continuing educational courses that will refresh your memory on what short-term therapy should and can look like? [06:16]
Tip #3: It allows you to truly assess who your ideal client is [07:03]
Can an employee request services for their child? [07:19]
How does the billing go for employees requesting services for their children? [07:41]
How does a family treatment from EAP benefit both clients and the mental health provider? [08:33]
Episode recap [08:48]
Standout Quotes from Doctor TK:
“Even though you may choose or elect to be on an insurance panel and take EAPs, you definitely still want to build up your brand, which means that you still want to serve and target your ideal clients. And so just like in an insurance panel for EAPs, you can actually own your application form, put [I only want to see these age group, or because of my specialty area with anxiety, I only want to see clients who are battling with anxiety, trauma, OCD, anything in the anxiety spectrum, for example]” [03:32]
“If you haven’t been doing consultations, even if you don’t take EAPs, I would highly suggest them so that you can provide psychoeducation related to your framework of how you do therapy.” [05:53]
“It does take a different skill set to do the short-term therapy compared to long-term therapy.” [06:16]
“EAP really has given me the ability to assess all the different dynamics within the family and then provide clinical recommendations once EAP is done. And if they choose to stay with me as a provider, then they can.” [08:33]
Resources Mentioned:
Take Private Practice Quiz
Learn more about the Dope Therapist Private Practice Academy
Connect:
Find | Doctor TK
On Instagram: @DoctorTKPsych
On Facebook: @DoctorTKPsych
On Pinterest: @DoctorTKPsych
On Youtube: @Doctor TK
SUBSCRIBE & RATE
On Apple Podcasts
On Google Podcast
Podcast Goals:
Learn the 3 tips on becoming an EAP provider and how you can benefit as a mental health provider
Episode Timeline:
Why is Doctor TK doing a 3-part series about becoming an EAP provider? [00:58]
Why did Doctor TK get on an EAP? A summary on Episode #69 [01:53]
Tip #1: When you become an EAP provider, it is highly suggested that you always do a consultation [03:22]
Consultation helps you target and serve ideal clients [03:32]
Consultation gives you an opportunity to assess what type of insurance (if there’s any) the client has [04:15]
Consultation helps you provide psychoeducation to clients, convincing them to undergo more sessions when needed [05:14]
Tip #2: It allows you to do the short-term therapy in terms of increasing your skill set [06:07]
Why is it encouraged to invest in continuing educational courses that will refresh your memory on what short-term therapy should and can look like? [06:16]
Tip #3: It allows you to truly assess who your ideal client is [07:03]
Can an employee request services for their child? [07:19]
How does the billing go for employees requesting services for their children? [07:41]
How does a family treatment from EAP benefit both clients and the mental health provider? [08:33]
Episode recap [08:48]
Standout Quotes from Doctor TK:
“Even though you may choose or elect to be on an insurance panel and take EAPs, you definitely still want to build up your brand, which means that you still want to serve and target your ideal clients. And so just like in an insurance panel for EAPs, you can actually own your application form, put [I only want to see these age group, or because of my specialty area with anxiety, I only want to see clients who are battling with anxiety, trauma, OCD, anything in the anxiety spectrum, for example]” [03:32]
“If you haven’t been doing consultations, even if you don’t take EAPs, I would highly suggest them so that you can provide psychoeducation related to your framework of how you do therapy.” [05:53]
“It does take a different skill set to do the short-term therapy compared to long-term therapy.” [06:16]
“EAP really has given me the ability to assess all the different dynamics within the family and then provide clinical recommendations once EAP is done. And if they choose to stay with me as a provider, then they can.” [08:33]
Resources Mentioned:
Take Private Practice Quiz
Learn more about the Dope Therapist Private Practice Academy
Connect:
Find | Doctor TK
On Instagram: @DoctorTKPsych
On Facebook: @DoctorTKPsych
On Pinterest: @DoctorTKPsych
On Youtube: @Doctor TK
SUBSCRIBE & RATE
On Apple Podcasts
On Google Podcast
Released:
Sep 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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