A New Adventure: On Letting Go And Living Forward

August 7, 2018 Ili Rivera Walter, PhD, LMFT

As you read this, I am preparing to board a plane to New York City.

The past month or so, I’ve published several guest blog posts here, on Family Therapy Basics (a few more coming this month!), and I’ve simplified my schedule, in general, because my family has been in the midst of organizing a “cross-country” move. We are leaving South Florida and will soon become New Yorkers.

How to Plan the Perfect Therapist Staycation

July 24, 2018 Ili Rivera Walter, PhD, LMFT

Plan the Perfect Therapist Staycation | Family Therapy Basics

Summer tends to be a slow client season for therapists, so why not roll with the flow and plan a refreshing staycation?

If funds are low, due to having less clients, a staycation will provide needed relaxation while saving you money.

In this post, I share a few tips for mentally and physically leaving work behind in order to enjoy every minute of your staycation. Because, even though we love our therapy work, we all need a break sometimes!

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.