Dear Community,

We are excited to share our latest installment of The Link! The Link is a newsletter packed with tools to help you with your practice. As we head into the summer months, this is a great opportunity to prepare your practice for a busy fall season.

In this issue:

• The realities of growing your referral stream in today’s saturated market, with ideas to help you become more visible without compromising your values

• Surprising situations that can lead to liability claims with American Professional Agency

• A special discount for our go-to HIPAA-compliant email software

As always, our goal is to share resources that are useful, relevant, and grounded in the real work you are doing every day.

We are glad you’re here!

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Could This Lead to a Claim?

Most clinicians can spot an obvious risk.

The challenge is recognizing the situations that don't look risky at first.

As a provider of professional liability insurance for mental health professionals, we've seen claims arise from circumstances that surprise even experienced practitioners.

We created a short, 2-minute quiz featuring five real-world scenarios.

This quiz was inspired by questions we frequently hear from mental health professionals about professional liability and claims.

Can you get all five right?

Why Visibility Matters in Private Practice (and What You Can Do About It)

By Kari Groff MD - Co-founder, The Link Newsletter

One of the biggest shifts happening in private practice right now is that visibility (standing out as a professional) seems to require more effort than it used to.

Many years ago, you could hang a sign outside a brownstone or leave business cards at a neighborhood café (I remember doing exactly that!). Later, many clinicians built websites and joined directories (I resisted creating a website for years). Referrals often continued steadily through word of mouth in neighborhoods like Park Slope or the Upper West Side because the supply and demand balance was different. Online therapy was not widely available, insurance-based clinicians were harder to find, and many therapists built successful out-of-network practices that ran smoothly for years through local reputation and word of mouth alone. Cue nostalgia! 

Today, things are different.

Host an Event!

Contact us if you want to host an event for The Link BBMHG-UWSPA! We would love to co-host your in-person networking event! Reach out and let’s make a date. It is a great way to get to know more people and showcase your practice as well.

Thank you for reading and for being a part of the Link community!

Best regards,

Brooklyn and Beyond Mental Health Group and the Upper West Side Psychotherapy Alliance

The Link is a monthly newsletter for the Brooklyn and Beyond Mental Health Group (BBMHG) and the Upper West Side Psychotherapy Alliance (UWSPA). Founded by Kari Groff MD and Ari Fox, LCSW, we are a thriving community of 5000+ mental health and allied professionals. Each month, we share tips and resources to help you build connections, take your practice to new heights and have more fun in the process.