A To-Do List For New Trauma Workers, From The Trauma Therapist Podcast

July 17, 2018 Ili Rivera Walter, PhD, LMFT

When I got to graduate school about ten years ago, I knew I wanted to focus on working with clients who’d been impacted by trauma. However, let’s just say I was a little misdirected, and my eyes were only halfway opened. All I was concentrating on was trying to get my teachers to show me that perfect book I thought would be the answer, or that amazing workshop I needed to attend, or that particular conference that I couldn’t miss.

Each of those things are certainly necessary when one is becoming trauma-informed.

What I neglected to see, however, and didn’t fully understand the value of in terms of working with individuals who’d been traumatized, were those other, equally significant elements:

More Than Facebook: How To Use The Web To Get More Therapy Clients

July 3, 2018 Ili Rivera Walter, PhD, LMFT

How To Use The Web To Get More Therapy Clients | Family Therapy Basics

Nowadays, it seems like everyone lives a portion of his or her life online. And for some people, it seems like they never get off-line! The point I’m trying to make is this: if you still think you’re reaching the maximum number of clients that you can by handing out business cards and posting up flyers, then you’ve been leaving clients on the table like you wouldn’t believe.

To make the most of your marketing efforts for your practice, you should be putting them to use on the web first and foremost. In order to attract your idea client, you have to take your marketing to them instead of assuming they’ll find their own way to you.

De-Clutter Your Email Inbox! Three Quick Steps for Busy Therapists.

June 12, 2018 Ili Rivera Walter, PhD, LMFT

Declutter Your Therapy Email Inbox | Family Therapy Basics

This week's post is written by Sarah Leitschuh, of The Vibrant Therapist.

Two years ago I literally had thousands of emails in my practice email inbox and probably just as many in my personal email inbox. Can you relate?

As I navigated my growing practice and busy family life, I didn't think about creating a strong system for managing my email inbox. I didn't delete nearly as many emails as I could have/should have been deleting, and I didn't have a good system for filing emails for future reference.

Tips And Encouragement for Student Therapists

May 29, 2018 Ili Rivera Walter, PhD, LMFT

Students starting their first field course (i.e., seeing clients for the first time) typically experience nerves, confusion, and/or worry. Worry that they won’t be helpful to clients, or don't know enough to provide effective therapy, as well as general anxiety about managing their studies, sessions, and often, the necessary assertiveness required to complete their clinical hours.

An email subscriber in her first field experience emailed me recently to request an article on tips for first-time counselors. In this post, I cover tips that I’ve learned as a therapist and supervisor, as well as those offered to brand- new therapists, by members of the Get Refreshed Facebook Group.