Posts by Kathleen Mills LPC-S
Chapters 2023 and 2024
2023 has been an eventful year for us here at AMHP. We’ll end the year with a membership total twice what we expected it to be back on Jan 1. Thank you. We produced a lot of content we’re very proud of and we had a very successful first annual conference in October. We attribute…
Read MoreGive Yourself Some Credit and Sleep Better
One of the many benefits of belonging to AMHP is our list of partner programs which you may find here. We’re very happy to officially launch one of them today and I’d like to share with you a bit about it and why we think you’ll be very happy should you decide to partner with…
Read MoreThe Four Horsemen of Holistic Mental Healthcare
A client’s introduction to your holistic approach to mental healthcare should begin the very first time they visit your website. We’ll discuss that in-depth in another article. The very first live encounter a client has with your holistic approach to mental healthcare should be in your intake packet. I’m going to suggest that you include…
Read MoreWhat’s In A Word: Affirming
The word “affirming” is being used a lot these days particularly in the phrase, “affirming care”. Before we consider what type of care we are affirming, or unpack the word itself, we need to consider some ethical basics. What is the main role of a counselor? Should it come from a “Do no harm” mindset?,…
Read MoreInflation and Your Counseling Practice
I want you to think for a moment about the economy at large and what you’re charging in your practice. We’ve always recommended, and still do, that a practice should be accepting clients from a number of sources (hedging your bets) but we’d like to make that case again in light of the current economic…
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