[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" menu_anchor="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="center center" background_repeat="no-repeat" fade="no" background_parallax="none" parallax_speed="0.3" video_mp4="" video_webm="" video_ogv="" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_loop="yes" video_mute="yes" overlay_color="" video_preview_image="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" padding_top="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" padding_right=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" center_content="no" last="no" min_height="" hover_type="none" link=""][fusion_text] Today I talk to my financial planner, MaryBeth Storjohann, CFP. Marybeth Storjohann, CFP, is the owner of Workable Wealth, a financial planning company working with professional and entrepreneurial women as well as young couples and families. She's the author of the book Work Your Wealth, and the host of her podcast by the same name, Work Your Wealth. She's appeared numerous media sources, including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, NBC, Women's Health, Self, US News Report and is a trailblazer in her field. In this episode we talk about: -How much you should save in your business savings account--> and what things should be included in your savings account. -The biggest financial mistake practice owners make in business--> You probably are making this mistake! -Why you need disability insurance -Why your salary should be included in your expense savings account--> Wowza! This was news to me too! -Why you need a financial planner--> Of course, I can't agree more, which is why I have MaryBeth at my side! Loved hearing what MaryBeth had to say? See her guest blog from last year here! Find Marybeth at www.workablewealth.com. 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target="_blank" flickr="" forrst="" googleplus="" instagram="" linkedin="" myspace="" paypal="" reddit="" skype="" soundcloud="" spotify="" tumblr="" twitter="" vimeo="" vk="" xing="" yahoo="" yelp="" youtube="" show_custom="no" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id=""]Maureen is the group practice owner of Urban Wellness, a two location practice in Chicago with 20 clinicians and administrative support. Her journey to help others start and grow their own group practices grew out of her love of helping people and realizing a need for group practice owners to get support. If you are interested in a FREE 20 minute consult to see if we are a good fit for one another, you can schedule it at https://tgpe.acuityscheduling.com/. [/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

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I see within our community that we often find it difficult to balance the various roles we play within our group practice, and so I discuss in detail the 4 tips below to creating balance as a group practice owner. Tip #1: Organizing--> Learning how to organize your business increases the ability to have balance in the long run. Tip #2: Delegating-->How to delegate (and what to delegate) tasks so that you have more time for you! Tip #3:Batching--> What is batching and how batching one thing for extended periods of time helps you be more efficient. Tip #4: Tracking--> When you track certain processes in your group, you will see where you can let go, delegate, and reduce time spent on certain tasks.   [/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container][fusion_builder_container admin_label="" hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" menu_anchor="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="center center" background_repeat="no-repeat" fade="no" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" video_mp4="" video_webm="" video_ogv="" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_loop="yes" video_mute="yes" video_preview_image="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" padding_top="10px" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_3" layout="1_3" spacing="" center_content="no" hover_type="none" link="" min_height="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="left top" background_repeat="no-repeat" border_size="0" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" padding="" dimension_margin="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset="" last="no"][fusion_person name="" title="" picture="http://thegrouppracticeexchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Maureen-1-copy-1.jpg" pic_link="" linktarget="_self" pic_style="none" hover_type="none" background_color="" content_alignment="" pic_style_color="" pic_bordersize="" pic_bordercolor="" pic_borderradius="" icon_position="" social_icon_boxed="" social_icon_boxed_radius="" social_icon_color_type="" social_icon_colors="" social_icon_boxed_colors="" social_icon_tooltip="" blogger="" deviantart="" digg="" dribbble="" dropbox="" facebook="" flickr="" forrst="" googleplus="" instagram="" linkedin="" myspace="" paypal="" pinterest="" reddit="" rss="" skype="" soundcloud="" spotify="" tumblr="" twitter="" vimeo="" vk="" xing="" yahoo="" yelp="" youtube="" email="" show_custom="no" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" /][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type="2_3" layout="2_3" spacing="" center_content="no" hover_type="none" link="" min_height="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="left top" background_repeat="no-repeat" border_size="0" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" padding="" dimension_margin="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset="" last="no"][fusion_person name="Maureen Werrbach, LCPC" title="Therapist, Group Practice Owner, Group Practice Coach" picture="" pic_link="" linktarget="_self" pic_style="none" hover_type="none" background_color="" content_alignment="left" pic_style_color="" pic_bordersize="" pic_bordercolor="" pic_borderradius="" icon_position="" social_icon_boxed="" social_icon_boxed_radius="" social_icon_color_type="" social_icon_colors="" social_icon_boxed_colors="" social_icon_tooltip="" blogger="" deviantart="" digg="" dribbble="" dropbox="" href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/thegrouppracticeexchange/Ep_17_How_Big_is_Too_Big.mp3" target="_blank" flickr="" forrst="" googleplus="" instagram="" linkedin="" myspace="" paypal="" reddit="" skype="" soundcloud="" spotify="" tumblr="" twitter="" vimeo="" vk="" xing="" yahoo="" yelp="" youtube="" show_custom="no" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id=""]Maureen is the group practice owner of Urban Wellness, a two location practice in Chicago with 20 clinicians and administrative support. Her journey to help others start and grow their own group practices grew out of her love of helping people and realizing a need for group practice owners to get support. If you are interested in a FREE 20 minute consult to see if we are a good fit for one another, you can schedule it at https://tgpe.acuityscheduling.com/. [/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

Just a quick note about our upcoming Mastermind group, First Year CEO Mastermind Group. To join, register here: www.thegrouppracticeexchange.com/mastermind.

THE SPECIFICS

• How many group members: No more than 7 members in each Mastermind Group

• When: The first and third Monday of each month, June-November

• Time: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. CST

• How: Via videoconferencing/Brady Bunch Style (Zoom)

• What else do you get: Gain access to a private Facebook group with your cohort and me AND gain access to me personally via Facebook Private Messaging (pick my brain instead of waiting for the next Mastermind session)!

• Price: $1200 for 6 months (that’s $200 per month)

• Structure: 15 minutes to discuss wins and accomplishments, 45 minutes of one member hot seat

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" menu_anchor="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="center center" background_repeat="no-repeat" fade="no" background_parallax="none" parallax_speed="0.3" video_mp4="" video_webm="" video_ogv="" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_loop="yes" video_mute="yes" overlay_color="" video_preview_image="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" padding_top="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" padding_right=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" center_content="no" last="no" min_height="" hover_type="none" link=""][fusion_text]In today's episode, I explore ways to ensure that clinicians are happy working at your practice (at least what is within your control!).  A topic that comes up often for group practice owners is how to keep retention rates of clinicians up and how to make sure that they stay as long as possible. Here's what I see as important factors to consider:  

1. Compensation: I discuss the different pay structures for clinicians (most common are a percentage, flat rate, graduated percentage, salary).
2. Incentives: I also discuss different incentives you can offer above and beyond counseling session compensation. Want to invest in their future? Offer company matched retirement account. Want to offer compensation for going above and beyond? Bonuses.
3. What do you offer? Are you offering more than other practices? Supervision, staff meetings, the ability for professional growth, ability to use creative juices, groups, workshops, speaking engagements? What else do they get from your group practice besides a paycheck?
4.  Engagement: How we talk to our clinicians go a long way. As does the things we don't say. I talk about how I engage each day with my clinicians, checking in to see how they are, asking about things they need, celebrating birthdays and workiversaries.

What else do you find important to keeping your clinicians happy? Take a listen! [fusion_text][/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container][fusion_builder_container admin_label="" hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" menu_anchor="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="center center" background_repeat="no-repeat" fade="no" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" video_mp4="" video_webm="" video_ogv="" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_loop="yes" video_mute="yes" video_preview_image="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" padding_top="10px" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_3" layout="1_3" spacing="" center_content="no" hover_type="none" link="" min_height="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="left top" background_repeat="no-repeat" border_size="0" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" padding="" dimension_margin="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset="" last="no"][fusion_person name="" title="" picture="http://thegrouppracticeexchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Maureen-1-copy-1.jpg" pic_link="" linktarget="_self" pic_style="none" hover_type="none" background_color="" content_alignment="" pic_style_color="" pic_bordersize="" pic_bordercolor="" pic_borderradius="" icon_position="" social_icon_boxed="" social_icon_boxed_radius="" social_icon_color_type="" social_icon_colors="" social_icon_boxed_colors="" social_icon_tooltip="" blogger="" deviantart="" digg="" dribbble="" dropbox="" facebook="" flickr="" forrst="" googleplus="" instagram="" linkedin="" myspace="" paypal="" pinterest="" reddit="" rss="" skype="" soundcloud="" spotify="" tumblr="" twitter="" vimeo="" vk="" xing="" yahoo="" yelp="" youtube="" email="" show_custom="no" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" /][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type="2_3" layout="2_3" spacing="" center_content="no" hover_type="none" link="" min_height="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="left top" background_repeat="no-repeat" border_size="0" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" padding="" dimension_margin="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset="" last="no"][fusion_person name="Maureen Werrbach, LCPC" title="Therapist, Group Practice Owner, Group Practice Coach" picture="" pic_link="" linktarget="_self" pic_style="none" hover_type="none" background_color="" content_alignment="left" pic_style_color="" pic_bordersize="" pic_bordercolor="" pic_borderradius="" icon_position="" social_icon_boxed="" social_icon_boxed_radius="" social_icon_color_type="" social_icon_colors="" social_icon_boxed_colors="" social_icon_tooltip="" blogger="" deviantart="" digg="" dribbble="" dropbox="" href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/thegrouppracticeexchange/Ep_17_How_Big_is_Too_Big.mp3" target="_blank" flickr="" forrst="" googleplus="" instagram="" linkedin="" myspace="" paypal="" reddit="" skype="" soundcloud="" spotify="" tumblr="" twitter="" vimeo="" vk="" xing="" yahoo="" yelp="" youtube="" show_custom="no" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id=""]Maureen is the group practice owner of Urban Wellness, a two location practice in Chicago with 20 clinicians and administrative support. Her journey to help others start and grow their own group practices grew out of her love of helping people and realizing a need for group practice owners to get support. If you are interested in a FREE 20 minute consult to see if we are a good fit for one another, you can schedule it at https://tgpe.acuityscheduling.com/. [/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

Hey everyone! I'm excited to share my interview with Catherine Locally, an attorney who has a background on employment law. We talk about several questions that are brought up by group practice owners regarding to hiring employees or independent contractors.  More information about where to reach Catherine is below. Enjoy!

1. What is the difference between a 1099 and W2?

2. What are the financial differences between having W2s and employees?

3. What’s the difference (for therapists) between a practice owner subletting one of their offices to another therapist versus having them as a 1099?

4. Is the 20 factor test the only test to determine whether an individual is an independent contractor or employee?

5. Under the IRS 20 factor “control test” must all 20 criteria be met in order for an individual to qualify as an employee or independent contractor?

6. The IRS states that if you furnish the tools and materials than employer relationship is more likely. How can we even have 1099s then, since our “tools” are couches, chairs, desks, which are always already at the office? 

7. In your opinion, what factors suggest to you that an individual may be an employee rather than an independent contractor?

You can reach Catherine Locallo at http://www.rsnlt.com/attorneys/catherine-r.-locallo/?back=attorneys. ph: 312.332.7760 e: clocallo@robbins-schwartz.com

Although the information presented during this podcast is considered accurate, it is not, nor should it be construed to be legal advice.  If you have an individual problem or incident that involves a topic covered in this document, please seek a legal opinion that is based upon the facts of your particular case.

In this episode, Maureen talks about using phones in group practice. Something seemingly simple, a decision on how you will use phone, is actually a bit more of a complicated decision when you own a group practice. Today, we explore different options for group practices when it comes to phones, and discuss what other practice owners are doing. Enjoy!

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" menu_anchor="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="center center" background_repeat="no-repeat" fade="no" background_parallax="none" parallax_speed="0.3" video_mp4="" video_webm="" video_ogv="" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_loop="yes" video_mute="yes" overlay_color="" video_preview_image="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" padding_top="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" padding_right=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" center_content="no" last="no" min_height="" hover_type="none" link=""][fusion_text] In today's podcast episode 11, I explore the topic of paperwork in group practice. As you grow, fine tuning your paperwork, making sure it covers everything that makes your practice run smoothly, is important. Your group is different than others. What one group practice needs may not be what another group practice needs. In today's episode, I discuss some of the paperwork that I use in my group practice. Take a listen!   We discuss various paperwork: New Client Paperwork Packet * Credit Card on File Form Authorization for Teletherapy (online/phone counseling) Authorization for Counseling Outside the Office Release of Information * HIPAA Forms * Consent for Treatment Forms * Demographic Form * Employee Contract Independent Contractor Contract Sample Profit & Loss Spreadsheet Business Plan Form Marketing Log for Therapists Client Appointment Form (*if you are not using an EHR system, this tracks all appointments) Employee Manual Template Insurance Termination Request Fee Schedule Increase Request (Insurance) If you are interested in purchasing these packets from me, you can visit http://thegrouppracticeexchange.com/group-practice-startup/ 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In this episode, I talk about income and expenses in group practice. We discuss what income you can expect in a 3 office, 5 office, and 7 office group practice, as well as discuss expenses related to owning a group practice. You can sign up for my group practice startup email series at http://thegrouppracticeexchange.com/group-practice-startup/ and receive weekly emails for 8 weeks full of useful information, including an email about what we talked about here today. I hope you find this helpful! See you next time!

In this episode, Maureen talks about considerations to starting a group practice. Learn about things to consider when starting a group practice: 1. Why do I want to start a group practice? 2. What purpose will my group practice serve? 3. What is my business plan? 4. Where do I see myself in 3 years? 5. What role do I want to play with my therapists as a business owner? 6. What role do I want my therapists to play in my business?

In this episode, I interview group practice owner, Michael Blumberg, LCPC, on negotiating a lease for your private practice. This is good information for solo practitioners and group practice owners alike. We will discuss important considerations when negotiating a lease, what to look for in the space you rent, and what you can ask for in your lease. Enjoy!

In the last of the three part group practice series, Maureen discusses hiring staff, creating a positive workplace atmosphere, and growing as a business owner and leader.

In this episode, Maureen discusses growing her group practice. Find out how I decided on having employees, strategies for how to hire clinicians, having a clinical director and intake person, marketing for a group practice, and the systems set up from a client's first call to first appointment.

In this episode, Maureen starts the first of her three part interview series on group practice ownership-this is a self interview. In part 1 she discusses how she started her group practice, obstacles she faced, things to consider when starting a group practice, and everything in between.

This episode discusses how counseling group practice owners market themselves, their group practice, and their clinicians.

In this episode, Maureen discusses niching your group practice. We talk about the benefits of niching out, fears clinicians have in niching themselves out, and how to niche yourself out!

In this episode, Maureen talks about the considerations to be aware of when starting a group practice. Find out what's important to think about before starting your group practice.

In this episode, Maureen introduces herself and The Group Practice Exchange Podcast, a podcast for group practice owners.