Posts by Anthony Centore:

It’s been said that trust is like air: we only notice it when it’s polluted. But how do we measure trust? According to the research of Dr. Megan Moran, We trust: When we believe another has our best interests at heart when we believe another tells us the truth when…

You’ve heard of the Atkins diet, and even the South Beach diet, but have you heard of the OMG Diet? A new weight loss program, with some interesting rules, has people in the medical community thinking WTF? The diet is detailed in the book “Six Weeks To OMG: Get Skinnier…

Is it harder to find friends as an Adult? A new york times article suggests, it might be. In lieu of making BFFs, after their college years, many individuals are settling for KOFs … that is, kind of friends. Worse yet, for many persons, once they leave the dorm, friends…

I enjoyed your article and agree with much of it, including the frustrations of finding a system that is both efficient and affordable. Just thought I’d take a minute and share what is working for me: My primary billing and insurance filing software package is MPMSoft, which has pricing and…

According to Matt Kocaj, of 37 Signals, “When you’re new to something, all the pain is out in the open. You stub your toes until they’re black and blue on things the veterans have all learned to avoid. This is both a curse and a gift.” However, Matt also brings…

How To Boost Willpower After a hard day at work, do you find that your willpower is exhausted? Is that when you’re most likely to break your diet, and break open a new bag of Oreos? That’s willpower depletion. Since we can’t avoid all the stresses of life, how do…

This Radish Will Destroy Your Willpower! We often think about willpower as a static trait. Some people have it, and some people don’t. One might ask, “are you a person with good willpower?” in the same way that they would ask “are you left-handed?” or “are you a natural blonde?”…

According to a new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, participants in a study who at first could not bring themselves to get within 10 feet of a terrarium containing a tarantula, experienced dramatic relief from their phobias. After a two or three hour session of…

Counselor Fees Janet has a full roster of clients. She schedules 35 sessions a week, which means that she’s busy, but her workload is manageable and she feels well compensated for her efforts. However, lately Janet’s been receiving client requests that are leading her to work overtime. Three clients, who…

Of all the administrative requests clients can make, a request for clinical records is the most regulated when it comes to fees. Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a covered entity can charge reasonable cost-based fees for providing medical records to patients (see 45 CFR 164.524(c)). In…

Electronic Health Records (EHR) and in Today’s Private Counseling Practice While some counselors today are reaching for their pens and notepads, others are reaching for their laptops. With the help of Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management (PM) software, counselors are trashing their metal filing cabinets and announcing that…

Should Counselors in Private Practice Specialize? A question I’m often asked by counselors is whether they should specialize. That is, should they focus their counseling practice in a specific area? It’s a hard question to answer, as even successful business people disagree. In this column, I’ll describe four ways that…