Why is this so complex? - Starting a new mental health practice

Scattered puzzle pieces on a table
Starting a business is so puzzling!!!

Hello everyone! Happy Monday! I began this blog to share my journey of starting my own business as a mental health counselor. It's not easy; it's like trying to solve a really tough puzzle. I just got my website up and running, and my goal is to share at least four blog posts every week. To do this, I'm using two tools: one's called ChatGPT, and another one is a thing called a plugin, named AIPRM. These tools help me work smarter, not harder.

I'm also trying to figure out how to work with insurance companies. I don't really want to work with Medicaid, but I might have to at the beginning. Medicaid likes to control things too much, like telling me how to do my job, and it can get in the way of helping my clients. Working with private insurance is almost the same.

Last Friday, I hit a roadblock: I found out that I need something called liability insurance to start. I know it's important, but it's also expensive, and I'm trying to keep costs low. It looks like getting everything set up with the insurance companies will take a few months, and that's more money I'll have to spend.

Meanwhile, one of my old clients got in touch with me, needing help with something. I always make sure to take care of my clients, so today, I need to find what they need. But I also have a lot more on my to-do list:

  1. Find liability insurance.
  2. Finish the insurance paperwork I started last Friday.
  3. Call the person who is helping me with the insurance stuff and let her know I've done what she asked.
  4. Write a new blog post for my website.
  5. Call a potential investor who was supposed to email me a form but never did (I even checked my junk mail!).
  6. Schedule a visit to a co-working space nearby. I need to get out of the house more.
  7. And of course, find what my client needs.

I'm also trying to find someone who can help me get noticed in a market full of other mental health counselors. That's a challenge for another day, and another blog post! Thanks for reading, and I'll see you in my next post.

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