The AMHP Blog Post Archive
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 (4) questions and that you should ask, requesting detailed answers to each one to be discussed in your first session with the client. The Holistic Counselor’s Treatment Mantra Two things you should know, memorize and think about: 1. “The body, mind, and spirit are all connected.“ This statement is seismic in its implications for the mental health community. If accurate it demands a whole-body approach…
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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?, or from something or somewhere else? Is it to help a client think through their issues and come to a resolution based on accepted cultural, professional, and medical norms?, or from somewhere or something else? I think a great many counselors would agree that we should come from a “do no harm” mindset. Once that is established then everything else would seem to be a…
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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 climate. Let’s paint the background first then we’ll jump in to your business options. Framing the Problem The Federal Reserve creates the problem by printing too much worthless money. Then when things (prices) get out of control they raise interest rates to try and reign it in but that tends to slow (or cripple) economic growth. That leaves us with the dual problem of ever-escalating…
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Got an email this week from a non-member that I want to address. I’m not going to respond directly to that person because frankly I think they’re just looking to pick an ideological fight and that’s simply a waste of time. It is a good opportunity for us to state our values, answer the question the way I believe it should have been asked, and get our position on record, though, so here goes. The emailer asked, “Why don’t you have any black representation at your conference?” I can only assume that he/she is referring to our speaker line-up because we have black attendees and black exhibitors that will be there but I guess that doesn’t count. It’s a fair…
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Earlier this month Dr Sherry Tenpenny, an MD from Ohio and one of the early outspoken critics of the government’s mandated treatment of Covid, especially the jab, had her license suspended indefinitely by the Ohio licensing board for making comments that ran counter to the board’s official narrative on Covid. Yes, I know the “cover” reason was “obstructing an investigation”, we’ll get to that in a moment. This is probably the largest point to be made here today, that the board’s initial issue with Dr Tenpenny was about her spoken, public comments, not patient complaints. This should never have been brought before the licensing board in the first place as first amendment issues do not fall under their jurisdiction. Dr…
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Oh, the next round of lockdowns! There’s already a good bit of rumbling out there on the news sources that I monitor regarding the “annual cold and Covid Variant” season (formerly “cold and flu season”) about yet another wave of variants, masks and lockdowns. What I want to share with you is my position on another round of liberty suppressing events and how I plan to arm my practice in advance. That’ll give you a chance to position yours in the manner you see fit. Here’s the Clif Notes version: “At LTC I will see any and all potential clients that are a good match for my skill-set and specializations regardless of skin-color, nationality, sexual preference, pronoun library or gender…
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Let me be very clear right up front. I don’t have a crystal ball and if I did I’d be at the horse-track right now, not writing blog posts to you about self-pay clients. What I do have is the ability to read and a bit of common sense so allow me to share my thoughts with you on some economic things I think lie ahead of us as counselors and Americans. And I hope I’m 100% wrong. In history class we were all told the story of how post WWI Germany experienced what’s called hyperinflation. That was due to two primary economic factors: a shortage of goods and services (stores with bare shelves) and an extreme glut of fiat…
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We started this association in December of 2022 for three main reasons, which you can find right here, and the membership response has already surpassed our goal for 2023. So, thank you very much for that! Our first Annual Conference is coming up in October and the challenge is to get word out about the event to the over 80,000 licensed mental health providers in the State of Texas alone. And that doesn’t include the massive number of holistic healthcare support companies that exist as well. It’s a massive, extremely expensive, and almost impossible job to do which is why we need your help. We’re asking you to help us spread the word to your fellow licensees. Annual Conference and…
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