Mental Health Billing: Do Sessions Need to be Pre-Authorized? Earlier, we discussed if insurances pay mental health providers well and how long it would take to get reimbursed. If you are a mental health/behavioral health professional, working in private or group practice, you will have your work cut…
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Does Insurance Pay Mental Health Providers Well? Is Mental Health Billing worth it? Do insurance companies pay mental health providers well? It is the question that you want to ask (but may not feel comfortable to do so), so we answered it for you. Do insurance companies pay mental health…
Mental Health Medical Billing You can Thrive — We can Help. Let’s focus on Mental Health Billing. If you are a mental health / behavioral health professional, working in private or group practice, you will have your work cut out for you. If you’re like many, you have your plate…
The team at Thriveworks just completed a lot of investigation to try and determine that the reimbursement rates for Keystone Mercy (a major insurance plan in Philadelphia, PA) is paying counselors. We were shocked how difficult it was to get a clear answer, and…
Intern Counselor Question: This is a question we are asked at Thriveworks ALL THE TIME, so we thought we would finally write a quick blog post, and make a video, to answer the question. 🙂 The…
In October of 2012, Counseling Today published a column I wrote on the topic of avoiding the “nightmare employee.” My clinical team…
Philadelphia Psychotherapy If you’re living in the Philadelphia, PA area and are ready to create the life you’ve always wanted, Thriveworks Philadelphia Psychotherapy is here to help you make a new life for yourself. Many people hear…
How to Avoid Hiring a Nightmare Counselor Employee Counseling practices struggle with employee turnover. Sometimes high turnover is a product of poor working conditions or low compensation, and sometimes turnover is high because the hiring party does a poor job of determining whether a new applicant will…
Hi, I wondered if you could provide me with a standard form for informed consent for a counselor to audiotape a client. My ACA member number is *******. Thanks for your help. –Amy Amy, my name is Anthony Centore, and I am…
Hi! I am interested in becoming a counselor for this type of company (Thriveworks Philadelphia Therapy Center). I graduated The University of Rhode Island with a degree in Communications and my interests have changed to become a counselor. Is there a specific masters degree I should pursue…
Marketing Counseling Practice Question: Online Directories The question I posted was not answered by Anthony in the You Tube videos (http://youtube.com/thriveboston). The question was: When you spoke about marketing you mentioned getting listed on online business directories, including Google pages, Yelp…and what what were the others? Diane Greetings…
Should I Hire Counselors as Independent Contractors or Employees? Are you ready to bring on an additional counselor? Congrats! Your practice must be growing! If you’re like many, you’re facing a tricky decision. This new clinician—will you be hiring him or her as…
