Author Archives: Bonnie A. McKeegan

3 Marketing Tips with Content Suggestions for a Better Therapy Practice Website

Designing your private practice website requires thoughtfulness. What is the purpose of your website? What information and content should you include? The design, theme, layout, and management may be outside your wheelhouse and you might hire someone to do it, but you still need to decide on the content to put on those cyber pages.Continue reading “3 Marketing Tips with Content Suggestions for a Better Therapy Practice Website”

Exciting News! The 14 Concrete (but not so hard!) Steps to Private Practice resource guide is now available exclusively on Amazon!

Yep, I did it. The guide I wrote to help others start their private practice (and to keep track of pages and pages of information for myself) is now right there on Amazon as an e-book! Just call me Bonnie McKeegan, Indie Author! Woohoo! For a limited time, the guide is FREE with your KindleContinue reading “Exciting News! The 14 Concrete (but not so hard!) Steps to Private Practice resource guide is now available exclusively on Amazon!”

Private Psychotherapy Practice closed & eBook Published on Amazon!

(post edited 2/4/23) I wish to extend my gratitude to everyone who has supported my consulting practice and blog these past few years. You were my inspiration for developing my consulting business. Housekeeping: If you are a prior therapy client needing to reach me, Contact Bonnie here. Along the path of my consulting practice, I’veContinue reading “Private Psychotherapy Practice closed & eBook Published on Amazon!”

Does Medicare require a real brick-n-mortar office for your private psychotherapy practice address?

Does Medicare require you to have a physical office to see clients in your private psychotherapy practice? I’ve seen this question posted several times in forums since the pandemic began. I get asked this question often, so here’s the long and short of it. Short answer first: YES. CMS (https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Regulations-and-Guidance?redirect=/home/regsguidance.asp) makes the rules and regulationsContinue reading “Does Medicare require a real brick-n-mortar office for your private psychotherapy practice address?”

Recommended Reading: Recovering the Self A Journal of Hope and Healing

Sometimes leaving your dream job is your best chance for recovering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) triggered by vicarious trauma (VT). Leaving the job that continues to trigger your symptoms can create a healthy opening for finding your way back to your sense of meaning, purpose, and an even truer self, a better version ofContinue reading “Recommended Reading: Recovering the Self A Journal of Hope and Healing”

Telehealth Video-Conferencing Platform Choices for Psychotherapists

As I spent time editing and updating the Telehealth chapter in the newest version of the guide, which by the way is now called 14 Concrete (but not so hard!) Steps to Private Practice, I realized there are so many more choices for telehealth video conferencing than there were just two years ago. No doubtContinue reading “Telehealth Video-Conferencing Platform Choices for Psychotherapists”

Choosing a HIPAA Compliant Email for Your Psychotherapy Practice

I was recently asked about setting up a private practice email with HIPAA compliance in mind. The first two things to remember: Your email is not technically HIPAA compliant unless you have a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with the email provider AND you use it properly. In other words, there are limits to what youContinue reading “Choosing a HIPAA Compliant Email for Your Psychotherapy Practice”