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Sep 12, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Mindset, Nuts & Bolts, Practice-Building, Private Practice, Abundance Practice Building, Allison Puryear, balance, Brew Your Practice, counseling, counselor, entrepreneur, past experiences, psychologist, Self-care & therapists

5 min read

What To Expect Your First Year: Part 2

Last week we talked about what to expect in your first year of practice. I left you hanging. Sorry about that! While I think it’s great to spend some time acknowledging that you aren’t a weirdo and that what you’re feeling is normal, sometimes it helps to have an answer to “Ok, so this is typical, now what?” Below are some suggestions for you that have helped me and those I’ve worked with along the way.

What To Do About Those First Year Experiences

Impostor Syndrome

Rest in what’s true. Even if…

Sep 12, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Mindset, Nuts & Bolts, Practice-Building, Private Practice, Abundance Practice Building, Allison Puryear, balance, Brew Your Practice, counseling, counselor, entrepreneur, past experiences, psychologist, Self-care & therapists

5 min read

Aug 29, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Mindset, Nuts & Bolts, private pay, Abundance Practice Building, Allison Puryear, balance, Brew Your Practice, client trauma, counseling, counselor, counselors, entrepreneur, past experiences, Private Practice, Self-care, therapists, victims & Wendy Williams LCSW

6 min read

Safety in Your Private Practice: Wendy Williams Guest Post

A few months ago when I wrote Healing From Client-Related Trauma, Wendy Williams reached out and proposed a post about how to stay safe in private practice. As an avid fan of safety, I agreed that it would be really helpful to the Abundance community. Wendy breaks it down into what may seem like obvious steps to some, but I’m pretty sure I’ve personally broken at least half of these in the past week, lulled by my assumption that I’m safe. Interesting given that not long before I wrote that blog …

Aug 29, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Mindset, Nuts & Bolts, private pay, Abundance Practice Building, Allison Puryear, balance, Brew Your Practice, client trauma, counseling, counselor, counselors, entrepreneur, past experiences, Private Practice, Self-care, therapists, victims & Wendy Williams LCSW

6 min read

Aug 15, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Mindset, Money, Nuts & Bolts, private pay, Uncategorized, balance, Brew Your Practice, counseling, counselor, entrepreneur, past experiences, Private Practice, psychologist, psychology, Self-care, therapists & therapy

4 min read

Boundaries and Passing The Buck

Boundaries

So we’ve talked about saying no in our practice. We’ve talked about making sure you’re fitting your practice into your life (rather than vice versa), working when you want, marketing the right way for you, upholding your no show and late cancellation policy… I could go back over alllll the blogs and I’m guessing 90% of them mention at least something boundary-related.

It’s not that I’m obsessed with boundaries. Not really. It’s just that those boundaries are the difference between wor…

Aug 15, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Mindset, Money, Nuts & Bolts, private pay, Uncategorized, balance, Brew Your Practice, counseling, counselor, entrepreneur, past experiences, Private Practice, psychologist, psychology, Self-care, therapists & therapy

4 min read

May 23, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Client-related Trauma, Mindset, client trauma, counseling, counselor, counselors, healing, past experiences, Private Practice, psychologist, psychology, social work, social workers, therapists, therapy & victims

5 min read

Healing From Client-Related Trauma

*Trigger warning: description of violence follows*

I have a scar from a client, a man twice my weight, who locked his jaw on me and wouldn’t let go. I was once restrained by a young but strong girl and didn’t know how I was going to get out of it. As a house parent at 19 years old, I was placed alone with two men in their mid-30’s who had sexually assaulted a young woman and I wasn’t told about it, nor did I have access to their chart, until months in. A co-worker I traded shifts with was once pu…

May 23, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Client-related Trauma, Mindset, client trauma, counseling, counselor, counselors, healing, past experiences, Private Practice, psychologist, psychology, social work, social workers, therapists, therapy & victims

5 min read

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What To Expect Your First Year: Part 2

What To Do About Those First Year Experiences

Impostor Syndrome

Safety in Your Private Practice: Wendy Williams Guest Post

Boundaries and Passing The Buck

Boundaries

Healing From Client-Related Trauma

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