Badass Therapists Building Practices That Thrive
By Dr. Kate Walker Ph.D., LPC/LMFT Supervisor
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Welcome to Badass Therapists Building Practices That Thrive, the ultimate resource for mental health professionals ready to step into their power, grow their practices, and create a career they love. I'm Dr. Kate Walker, a Texas LPC/LMFT Supervisor, author, and business strategist who's here to show you the path to success.
Formerly Texas Counselors Creating Badass Businesses, we’ve rebranded because, well, we’re way too big for Texas now! This community of badass therapists is growing nationwide, and we’re here to help you create a career and practice you love, no matter where you are.
Every week, you'll get practical advice, proven strategies, and motivation to help you build a thriving practice—one that gives you the freedom to live your life on your terms. From mastering marketing to designing scalable systems and becoming a clinical supervisor, this podcast is your roadmap to leveling up without burnout.
Hit subscribe and get ready to unlock your badass potential. Your thriving practice starts now!
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164 The VA Playbook: Five SOPs That Protect Your Time and Your Energy
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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163 From Class To Couch: A Clear Path To Texas LPC Licensure
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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162 The Biggest Mistakes Supervisors Make And How To Prevent Them
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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161 Supervising: What We Wish We Had Known
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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160 Supervision Systems to Stay Organized, Protected, and Inspired
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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159 Help Your Supervisees When Their Clients Disappear
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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158 Supervision, Employment, And The Messy Middle In Counseling
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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157 From Overwhelmed to Organized: Building a Smart VA System with SOPs, Trust, and Tools
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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156 The Exodus: Why Therapists Are Leaving Group Practices
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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155 Preventing a Toxic Climate With Supervisees: Why Every Supervisor Needs a Contract
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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154 Navigating Difficult Conversations with Clinical Supervisors: A Guide for Pre-Licensed Therapists
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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153 Toxic Supervision: Red Flags and Remedies
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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152 Navigating NBCC CE Provider Approval
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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151 Marketing for Therapists: Beyond the Couch
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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150 Website Fixes Today
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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149 Creating Profitable CE Courses: What Topics Actually Sell?
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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148 The Survival Guide ChatGPT Didn't Get Quite Right for Therapists
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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147 Mission Possible: The Strategic Path to Course Profitability
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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146 Your Secrets Are Safe: How Therapists Really Protect Client Information
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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145 Understanding Your Window of Tolerance: A Guide to Emotional Regulation
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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144 Stop Overthinking and Start Your Therapy Practice Today
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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143 Behind The Couch: Therapists Reveal What They Wish They Knew Sooner
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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142 From Presentation to CE: How to Monetize Your Expertise
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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141 Behind the Clock Face: When Therapists Need Their Own Therapy
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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140 What to Do When Your Business Ideas Don't Make Money
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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139 Navigating Ethics in Play Therapy With Lynn McLean LCSW-S
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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138 Breaking Down Myths: How to Build an Ethical AND Profitable Supervision Practice
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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137 Behind the Mic: Raw Truths of Therapy Podcasting with the Hosts of Therapy Tea Podcast
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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136 Understanding the Texas Counseling Compact with Dr. Kathy Ybanez-Llorente
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May 30, 2025 |
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135 Behind the Therapy License Board: What You Need to Know
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May 23, 2025 |
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134 Expanding Your Therapy Practice Across State Lines
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May 16, 2025 |
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133 Licensure Portability for Supervisors: What You Need to Know
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May 09, 2025 |
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132 What Is the Counseling Compact And Why It Matters for Your Therapy Practice
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May 02, 2025 |
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131 Everything You Need to Know About Ethical Marketing Practices for Therapists
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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130 Deep Therapy Questions That Might Mean Your Clients Don’t Come Back (And Why That’s Okay)
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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129 Understanding the Customer Journey in Therapy
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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128 Write Offs for Small Business: Tax Deduction Insights for Therapists
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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127 Boosting Therapist Productivity: Effective Strategies with Jennifer Marie Fairchild
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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126 Harnessing the Power of AI: A Guide for Elevating Your Professional Goals
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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125 Enhancing Your Practice: Leveraging AI for Administrative Tasks
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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124 Harnessing the Benefits of AI in Marketing for Therapists
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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123 The Joy of Supervisory Mentoring with Sari Dangler, MS, LPC-S, LSSP
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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122 The Impact of Coherence Therapy with Josh Killam, LPC
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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121 Discovering the Power of Texas Online Counseling with Eleanor Brown, M.A., LPC
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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120 Embracing Counselor Support: In Conversation with Nakia Roberson, M. Ed, LPC-S, CST, NCC
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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119 How to Utilize Ethical SEO for Your Counseling Practice
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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118 AI for Therapist Notes: A Blessing or a Curse?
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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117 Exploring the Shift to 1099 Therapist Work: Insights from Dr. Michael Flynn
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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116 How Polyvagal Therapy Transforms Trauma Treatment with Jennyfer Rosado, LPC-S
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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115 What Is Code-Switching In Therapy? An Interview With Dr. Patrice Dunn
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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114 What Are Good Side Hustles for Therapists? Insights to Boost Your Practice
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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113 How to Streamline Your Private Practice Forms for 2025
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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112 Navigating Taxes for a Private Practice Therapist: Year-End Finance Tips
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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111 How to Handle a CE Audit Like a Pro (Without Losing Your Mind)
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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110 Conquering New Therapist Anxiety
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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109 Why Every Supervisor Needs a Planner: Tips for Getting Ahead in 2025
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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108 Six Good Supervisor Characteristics to Strive For
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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107 Clinical Supervision Topics: Essential Strategies and Tools for Effective Guidance
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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106 Why Liability Insurance for Therapists is Essential: Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Supervision and Practice
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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105 Understanding LPC Rules With Dr. Ashley Stephens, LCSW-S
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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104 Attraction Marketing for Counselors: How to Build Trust and Grow Your Practice
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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103 Managing Countertransference: How to Turn It into a Powerful Tool in Therapy
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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102 How to Avoid Common Mistakes in Your Therapy Intake Session
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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101 Why Every Counselor Needs a Professional Will: Insights from Dr. Dawn Brunkenhoefer
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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100 The Difference Between Coaching and Counseling: What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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99 Types of Business Systems: How to Streamline Your Practice AND Take a Vacation
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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98 The Power of Mental Health Networking: Lessons from My Conversation with Mark Tovar
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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97 Choosing the Right Online Supervision Course: A Peek Behind the Curtain
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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96 Supervisor Training Certification: How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Agency-Paid Supervision
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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95 Effective Supervision Examples: Moving from Fearful to Confident Supervision
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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94 How to Set Counseling Rates: Strategies for Building a Successful Therapy Practice
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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93 Navigating the Therapy Call: Reduce Client Anxiety and Set Clear Expectations
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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92 Mastering Client Conversion: Key Strategies for Therapists
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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91 Six Strategies for Expanding Beyond the Therapy Room: Harnessing Therapy Technology, Clear Messaging, and More!
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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90 Unlock Your Success with Online Course Creation Tools: A Guide for Therapists
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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89 Unlock New Income Streams with Clinical Supervision: The Art of Client Load Balancing
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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88 Mastering Private Practice Management: A Summer Boot Camp for Success
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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87 How to Navigate Supervisor Problems: A Guide for New Graduates
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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86 Finding a Great Supervisor: Essential Guidance for New Counselors
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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85 How to Identify a Bad Supervision Contract and Ensure a Great Supervisory Relationship
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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84 Thriving as a Clinical Supervisor: How to Create Your Supervisor Business Plan
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May 31, 2024 |
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83 Navigating Counseling Problems and Solutions as a Supervisor
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May 24, 2024 |
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82 SEO for Counselors: In Conversation with Jenny Melrose
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May 17, 2024 |
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81 Ethics in Supervision: Navigating Financial and Professional Responsibilities as an LPC Supervisor
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May 10, 2024 |
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80 Grow Your Private Practice: Proven Strategies from Dr. Kate Walker and Joseline Aguilar, LPC
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May 03, 2024 |
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79 How to Ask for Payment Professionally In Your Private Practice
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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78 Navigating the Path to Counseling Licensure: 5 Insights from Dr. Tara Fox
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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77 Diversifying Your Income Stream: Why You Should Try a Side Hustle
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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76 Bookkeeping for Therapists: Navigating Your Taxes in 2024
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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75 Ethical Business Strategies for Counselors: Navigating Growth with Integrity
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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74 Transforming Confusion to Clarity in Financial Metrics for Therapists
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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73 The Counselor's Moral Compass for Obtaining Google Reviews and Managing Online Marketing
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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72 Harnessing Q1 Momentum: Goal Alignment and Overcoming Post-Holiday Drift for Success
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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71 Breaking Through Barriers with Fear Setting for Counselors
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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70 Securing Your Practice: Mastering HIPAA Compliance and Risk Management in Counseling
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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69 Expanding Your Practice: 3X Client Load Increase With SEO Strategies and Relationship Mastery
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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68 Mastering the 2024 Texas LPC CE Changes: Unpacking the 50% Rule and Beyond
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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67 Crafting a Magnetic Marketing Plan: Strategic Growth and Community Engagement for 2024
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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66. Transforming Finances in Private Practice from Chaotic to Clear
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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65 Launching 2024 with Compliance: Essential Strategies for Therapists' Private Practice Paperwork and Digital Presence
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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64 The Counselor's Playbook for Enhancing Booking Rates and Client Rapport
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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63 Teaching the Couple Intake: Helping Supervisees Create Successful Outcomes in Couple Therapy
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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62 The Art of Supervision: Navigating Challenges with Solution-Focused Techniques
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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61 Achieve Balance: The Counselor's Guide to Self-Care during the Holidays
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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60 Navigating Clinical Supervision: A Focus on Ethics and Multicultural Competence
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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59 Texas LPC Supervisor Requirements Explained
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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58 Facing the World of SEO and Content Creation: Overcoming Fear and Finding Triumph in Marketing Challenges
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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56 Navigating the World of Clinical Supervision: 5 Business Models and the Role of Engagement
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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57 Financial Wellness in Counseling: Unveiling Money Mistakes and Profit Strategies
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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54 Maximizing Growth and Efficiency: A Deep Dive into Building a Thriving Counseling Business with Sarah Rivera
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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55 A Journey into Person-Centered Supervision: Redefining Success for Struggling Supervisees
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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53 Shaping An Ethical Expansion: Insights on Adding Therapists to Your Practice
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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51 Transforming Your Practice: Onboarding, HIPAA, and SOP Strategies for Counselors
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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52 Establishing Ethical Practices in Clinical Supervision: The Importance of Remediation Plans
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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50 Boosting Supervision Efficiency with a Structured Onboarding Checklist
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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49 Mastering Strategic Planning: Multi-Income Streams and Wealth Mindset
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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48 Demystifying the Bonds between Money Mindset, Career Happiness, and Practice Success
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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47 Mind Mapping Strategies: Balancing Personal and Business Goals With Max Casero
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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46 Decoding the Economics of a Thriving Therapy Practice with CPA Alan Pruitt
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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45 Breaking Barriers in Minority Mental Health Services: A Chat with Ana Marcella Rodriguez
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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44 Leveling Up Your Counseling Practice with Jessica Eiseman LPC-S: Ethical Supervision and Thriving Systems
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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43 Transforming Your Mental Health Practice: The Power of Scalable Systems
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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42 Mastering Telehealth: Ashley Hubbard Talks About Policy Manuals, Onboarding, Billing and Professional Growth
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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41 Supercharge Your Client Base: Craig Alsup Talks Marketing for Mental Health Providers
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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40 Mastering Mental Health Rules and Employment Laws with Laurel Clement
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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39 Mastering Ethical and Effective Marketing Strategies for Therapists with Amanda Esquivel
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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38 Unearthing the Intricacies of Mental Health Paperwork
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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37 Mastering Private Practice: Navigating Challenges, Scaling Systems, and Expanding into Group Practice with Jeff Gallup
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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36 Securing Client Data: A Guide to HIPAA Compliance for Mental Health Providers
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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35 LaShasta Bell LPC-S Teaches How to Transform Your Life and Business with Better Sleep and Self-Care Habits
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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34 Navigating Employee Classification: Mastering W-2 and 1099 Hiring for Your Private Practice
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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33 YouTube Secrets: Enhancing Your Mental Health Practice and Engaging Your Audience
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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32 Here’s how Private Practice Podcasting can boost your marketing efforts
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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31 Need Passive Income in Your Counseling Practice? Create an Online Course. Here's How!
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May 26, 2023 |
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30 DO NOT Blog Until You Listen to This
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May 19, 2023 |
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29 Texas Counselors Best Practices for Social Media
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May 12, 2023 |
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28 How to conduct a CBT Supervision Session
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May 04, 2023 |
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27 Who is Responsible for Client Records?
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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26 How do I get my LPC in Texas? Dr. Tara Fox Talks to Counseling Graduate Students
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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25 Dr. Olivia Wedel Helps Counselors Prepare for Tax Season
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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24 What to Look for in a Clinical Supervision Contract
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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23. What Should Graduate Students Know About Clinical Supervision
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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22. Taxes for "But I'm Not a Numbers Person!" People
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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21. Five Things Counselors Must Prepare for Tax Season
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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20. How to Use Digital Marketing to Get More Clients With Craig Alsup
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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19. Uh oh, a Client Just Found Me on Social Media. Now What?
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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18. Antidote for Overwhelmed Ineffective Marketing: The Editorial Calendar
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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17. Social Media Marketing: How to Know if it's Actually Working
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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16. Money Management for Counselors: My Interview With David Frank
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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15. Counseling Intake Technique: The Question That Creates a Motivated Client
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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14. My Favorite Cheap Apps for Therapists
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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13. My Interview With Jody Halsted: The Power of Content to Build Your Business
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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12. How Busy Practice Owners Plan for a Profitable Q1
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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11. Ready to Increase Private Practice Profit and Peace? Declutter in Q4
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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10. Paperwork You Must Clean Up Before 2023
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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9. The Ethics of Side Hustles for Therapists and Why You Need One
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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8. How a Tribe of Bloggers Tripled My Income
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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7. Paul Carrola Interview: Bridging from Graduate to LPC Associate
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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6. What Makes a Great Intake Session? These 3 Things
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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1. Welcome to TCCBB! My Story
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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2. Common Practice Mistakes
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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3. My Interview With Amanda Esquivel
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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5. How do You Become a Supervisor Anyway?
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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4. Essential Elements LPC Supervisors Must Have
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Oct 19, 2022 |