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- Sunday, August 9, 2020
90847 CPT Code and 90846 CPT Code: Billing the Right Way
90847 CPT Code and 90846 CPT Code will be review in this blog and how to bill couples and family receiving counseling service the right way. Ask any therapist who does couples or family therapy work about billing and you’re likely to get a string of billing stories. Covered. Not covered. Sort of covered. What’s the real story? Is couples therapy something that you can legitimately bill for?...
- Friday, May 31, 2019
Liability Insurance: Counselors and Therapists
Professional Liability aka Malpractice Insurance protects professional services such as mental health, counseling, therapy, etc.. But what about teletherapy or cyber liability coverage? Online or in-person: CPH & Associates has you covered....
- Monday, May 27, 2019
Insurance Billing 101 For Therapists In Private Practice
Insurance billing and claims filing is without a doubt one of the most frustrating tasks clinicians and therapists face. Unless you have a strictly private pay practice, billing is something you have to contend with on the daily. Insurance benefits, copays, deductibles, ICD-10 codes and those dreaded CMS-1500 forms…ugh! ...
- Thursday, February 21, 2019
The Superbill: What It Is and Why You Need It
A superbill is a document that contains all of the information necessary for an insurance to make a decision on reimbursement for health expenses incurred by a client. What’s in the superbill and why you need one?...
- Thursday, May 10, 2018
Insurance, Telehealth and You
You’ve chosen HIPAA compliant video conferencing platform and delineated the process for adding teletherapy services to your practice, there’s one more question you need to ask: "How will I get paid?"...
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Family Therapy Activities
Tuesday, October 20, 2020Family therapy activities and techniques will be covered in this blog post. No one has more influence on a person’s development than their family. Unfortunately, that can be both a blessing and a curse. When family members contribute to someone’s difficulties, we may require their assistance to help make the situation better. That is when we can turn to family therapy and use your family therapy techniques to come up with family therapy activities.. Although family therapy has many theoretical orientations, it shares the basic belief that family dynamics have the power to help solve problems. Here are some of the most well-known and effective family therapy techniques and a few family therapy activities:
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Therapy Activities and Icebreakers
Wednesday, September 9, 2020This blog will review therapy activities and icebreakers for new pediatric clients in one on one or group sessions. Whether in person or via telehealth, an initial meeting with a new client can make you feel a certain type of anxious. Though there may be some guilt around “wasting” time getting to know the client and building rapport prior to getting to the meat of the therapy, the research actually says that taking the time to build a strong relationship with your client is likely more important than any specific therapy task. Here are 10 fun therapy activities.
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Anxiety Counseling Techniques during COVID- 19
Friday, September 4, 2020This blog will review anxiety counseling techniques that counselors and therapists can apply when treating individuals during the current coronavirus pandemic.The coronavirus has obvious physical health implications but it has also brought along with it significant anxiety problems. Not only are people afraid of catching COVID-19 but the resulting restrictions have led to worries about finances, education, and the future. For mental health professionals, the challenge is to help people cope effectively with their anxiety issues. Here are suggestions on what counseling techniques can be considered to assist the anxious client.