Two Problems, One Solution - AgoraMHN
At one time, I was in a mental health professionals' networking group. You know, the kind that therapists and psychiatrists join, hoping to cultivate referral sources and maybe solve some problems with people who understand the business.
As usual, when someone brought up insurance companies, the floodgates of complaintView More..
Posted by: Admin February 25th, 2026 Share
Differential Pricing and the Business of Psychotherapy
An Ethical Path to Greater Income
It is said that no one becomes a psychotherapist for the money. And indeed, psychotherapists as a group earn far less than many others with similar levels of professional training and experience. As a psychiatrist who worked as a psychotherapist for over thirty years, I was keenly aware of how my income was a fraction View More..
Posted by: Admin October 10th, 2017 Share
9 Things I\'ve Learned After 7 Years of Being an ECP - Part 1
When I first became a student of professional psychology I had many ideas about how wonderful life would be as a licensed psychologist. I dreamed of the private practice life that churned along all on its own. Patients were drawn to me because of my good reputation and colView More..
Posted by: Karla Steingraber, Psy.D. October 31st, 2016 Share
All Hail the Office Bully
Various surveys demonstrate that bullying happens to 25-50% of the workforce, depending on whether you include witness reports. The fact is that many of us do not realize we are being bullied or are too ashamed to admit it. Most of us expect bullying to be overt, such as yView More..
Posted by: Karla Steingraber, Psy.D. October 5th, 2016 Share
Ethics in the Time of Cholera
On occasion, I work with a patient who is essentially having an existential crisis. “What is the point of [fill in the blank] when the world is so bad” is what I am asked. I struggle with questions such as these as I see their point. Pollution is certainlView More..
Posted by: Karla Steingraber, Psy.D. October 5th, 2016 Share