Marissa Moore, LPC, LCPC, Author at Blog For Therapist

Goal Setting in Counseling and Therapy

Mental health professionals must document goals in their treatment plans and progress notes. If you accept insurance or deal with third parties, writing clearly defined goals and objectives are essential…

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Private Practice Tools

Starting a Private Practice in Counseling Checklist: Essential Tools for New Therapist

If you’re considering starting a private practice in the mental health field, you may have many questions. You must take many steps to open your practice, market to your niche…

Private Practice, Tools

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PIE Notes Mental Health (With Examples)

Mental health documentation is an essential aspect of psychotherapy sessions. Documentation helps mental health professionals track progress from session to session, bill insurance, and helps justify why the client is…

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Supervision & Education

Self-Care Tips for Psychotherapists, Therapists & Counselors: Preventing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue

Self-care for therapists should be essential if you’re a full-time professional. I remember being in graduate school, working full-time, and completing an internship simultaneously. My professors drilled self-care into my…

Supervision & Education

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Documenting Mental Health Interventions

If you’re a psychotherapist, you must document your psychotherapy sessions. One piece of the pie when you’re writing notes is being able to enter the interventions you have used in…

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An Overview of Mental Health Notes

If you’re a mental health professional, you may feel overwhelmed with all the different types of mental health notes. You might wonder what types of notes you have to write,…

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Treatment Plans

Treatment Plan: What It Is, Examples & How to Write One

The Mental Health Treatment Plans are a collaborative process between the client with mental health issues and the therapist. They are a necessity for most payors as insurance companies want to see…

Treatment Plans

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Process Notes (Psychotherapy notes / Private notes) vs Progress Notes – Key Difference

Process vs. Progress Notes Mental health clinicians have to document all counseling sessions that they complete. Unfortunately, writing notes can be difficult for many clinicians and becomes a dreaded task.…

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What is a Therapy Intake Note & How Should I Write one?

If you're a mental health clinician, documenting client intake appointments is an essential first step that you will frequently encounter. A therapy intake occurs in the first appointment, where you…

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How to Write PIRP Note? (With Example)

If you're looking for a problem-focused note format, consider writing PIRP notes to document your therapeutic sessions. PIRP notes are a method of clinical documentation used by many therapists and…

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