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Ask Julie: I Have No Sex Drive & Can’t Keep a Relationship

posted by Julie Hanks LCSW in Abuse, Ask Julie, Relationships, Relationships & Emotional Health, Sex, Trauma on January 16, 2012

I was abused as a child, have no sex drive and the one true love has left me (he doesn’t know about my childhood) I want to know if there is any hope for us at all-we never had sex often (twice in a year) he won’t discuss sex as he gets embarrassed and never more »

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Adventures In Private Practice: Healthy Eating Expert Karen R. Koenig, LCSW

posted by Julie Hanks LCSW in Adventures In Private Practice, Business, Marketing, Private Practice Toolbox on November 18, 2011

When I launched this blog in July I had no idea that one of the perks would be connecting with so many amazing therapists who’ve created successful practices. I’ve been inspired by shrinks around the globe who demonstrate the varied ways to make a living, and make a difference with their clients and I thought more »

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A Day In The Life Of A Private Practice Therapist

posted by Julie Hanks LCSW in A Day In The Life, Business, Finances, Marketing, Private Practice Toolbox, Psychotherapy, Technology on November 16, 2011

After reading my recent posts on multiple income streams for therapists, Psych Central Associate Editor and blogger, Margarita Tartakovsky asked me how I, and other therapists, juggle so many different aspects of private practice. I’ve been thinking about her question and thought it might be fun to start a series that peeks into “a day more »

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Multiple Income Streams Soothe Therapist’s Financial Anxiety (part 2)

posted by Julie Hanks LCSW in Business, Finances, Marketing, Private Practice Toolbox on November 11, 2011

Developing multiple income streams is crucial to maintaining income stability in private practice. “Having different income sources allows me to be a bit less stressed when my main funding source, private practice, takes a dip,” shares Jill Kristal, President of Transitional Learning Curves. Reducing financial anxiety is not the only benefit of developing additional income more »

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Multiple Income Streams Soothe Therapist’s Financial Anxiety (part 1)

posted by Julie Hanks LCSW in Business, Finances, Marketing, Private Practice Toolbox, Social Media on November 8, 2011

Relying solely on direct clinical hours may leave private practitioners financially vulnerable to income instability. Since client hours in private practice can vary greatly depending on the time of year, state of the economy, number of new referrals, and several other factors, developing multiple income streams can help you to create a more stable income. more »

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Therapist Media Cheat Sheet: Get More Clients By Maximizing TV Interviews

posted by Julie Hanks LCSW in Business, Marketing, Media Skills, Private Practice Toolbox, Social Media, Technology on November 3, 2011

While TV interviews and appearances rarely lead to an immediate increase in new clients, they do raise awareness of your private practice and your specialty areas, expose thousands of people to your practice, and set you up as a credible expert in your field. Marketing experts say that it generally takes 7 exposures to your more »

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Therapist Roll Call: Join The Private Practice Facebook List

posted by Julie Hanks LCSW in Business, Marketing, Private Practice Toolbox, Social Media on October 26, 2011

Thanks for your fantastic response to my roll call for private practice therapist using Twitter! Therapists from all around the globe have joined the list. I’ll will continue to add therapists to the list so feel free to join anytime by commenting on that post. I wanted to do the same thing for Facebook Business more »

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Therapist Media Cheat Sheet: Look Good And Sound Smart On TV

posted by Julie Hanks LCSW in Business, Marketing, Media Skills, Private Practice Toolbox, Social Media on October 24, 2011

TV interviews are a great way to educate about relationship and mental health topics and to raise visibility for your private practice. Over the past few years, I’ve actively sought out interview opportunities and have found that over time, they have bolstered my credibility, fostered trust in my knowledge and clinical skills, and raised visibility more »

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8 Real World Marketing Strategies From Successful Therapists

posted by Julie Hanks LCSW in Business, Marketing, Private Practice Toolbox on October 14, 2011

Learning about marketing your private practice and actually doing it are very different things. I recently interviewed several successful private practice therapists about marketing strategies that have worked for them in the “real world”. My goal is to inspire you to effectively market your practice. You don’t have to do all of these to build more »

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What Do You Love About Private Practice?

posted by Julie Hanks LCSW in Business, Marketing, Private Practice Toolbox, Psychotherapy on September 28, 2011

Ask me about my private practice and I light up. I love it. I just spent the last day and a half furnishing and decorating an additional office location in a neighboring city. I’m excited to be able to expand the reach of my practice and help clients in other geographic locations. There is such more »

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Getting 3 ‘Fs’ In Private Practice Is A Good Thing!

posted by Julie Hanks LCSW in Business, Private Practice Toolbox, Psychotherapy on September 22, 2011

My motivation for starting my private practice, Wasatch Family Therapy, was very clear. I wanted to create my ideal work environment and I knew that no one else could do that for me. I felt called to help people heal themselves and their relationships.  I knew that I wanted work with therapy clients who valued more »

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Overcoming Blogophobia (part 2): Quick and Easy Blog Post Ideas

posted by Julie Hanks LCSW in Business, Marketing, Private Practice Toolbox, Social Media on September 6, 2011

Are you a beginning blogger feeling overwhelmed by the thought of coming up with original content to write about on a regular basis? I have some good news for you! Much of what is posted online is not entirely original content. Braden Talbot posted this insightful comment on my post  5 Tips To Overcoming blogophobia. more »

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Spark? What spark? Help for parents to rekindle romance: SheKnows

posted by Julie Hanks LCSW in Advice, Intimacy, Marriage, Relationships on February 7, 2011

Have you checked out this website She Knows? It’s a great resource for women! And…they quoted moi in this article today. Some good reminders to prioritize romance. Click the link below for some good advice! 7 Tips to help parents keep the spark alive

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Ask Julie: My Dad Is Abusive But I Don’t Want To Be In Foster Care

posted by Julie Hanks LCSW in Abuse, Emotional Health, Family, Parenting & Children, Relationships, Relationships & Emotional Health on January 30, 2011

Q: I’m very scared of calling CPS but I don’t want to live here anymore. I cant live here anymore my dad is abusive and always has but I can’t take it anymore. I’m scared to be put in a foster care though. I don’t have any relatives left over and my mom doesn’t stop more »

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What’s the best age for girls to wear makeup?

posted by admin in Advice, Family, Parenting on October 27, 2010

I was invited to weigh in on the subject of daughters and makeup for a popular woman’s website SheKnows.com. Having gone through the makeup transition several years ago with my 16 year old daughter, and having dealt with parent child struggles in my therapy practice, I had a few things to say. “Makeup often represents more »

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Men & Depression Interview

posted by admin in Counseling, Emotional Health, Podcast, Relationships on October 25, 2010

Last week Dr. Todd Dunn & I did an interview with Rebecca Cressman of Utah Families show on FM100.3 on Men & Depression. Did you know that men’s depression symptoms may differ from women? Did you know that many men mask their depression by substance use, working excessively, or engaging in reckless behavior? Do you more »

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“Exercise for Mental Health” on You and Yours Show (002)

posted by admin in Podcast, Self-care, You and Yours Show on October 12, 2010

In podcast episode 002 “Lose Your Excuses! Exercise For Your Mental Health” on “The You And Yours Show” self & relationship expert Julie Hanks, LCSW gives you practical solutions to common exercise excuses. Julie shows you how to prioritize exercise so you can experience not only the physical benefits, but the mental and emotional benefits more »

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You Again? Moving beyond High School Insecurities: Studio 5

posted by admin in Advice, Relationships, TV Segments on October 6, 2010

“You Again?” Moving Beyond High School Insecurities Studio 5 Contributor and Family Therapist, Julie Hanks tells you what to do when an old rivalry resurfaces. Few people feel neutral about their High School experience. You either loved it or experienced it as pure torture. Or a little of both. In the hit movie “You Again”, more »

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Lose the excuses! Exercise for your mental health

posted by admin in Advice, Body Image, TV Segments on September 17, 2010

Lose  the excuses! Exercise for your mental health Exercise and fitness have been on my mind lately. As a faithful watcher of The Biggest Loser’s inspiring stories of overcoming personal hardship to reclaim health and fitness I’m looking forward to the show’s season premiere next Tues. Popular health guru Dr. Oz launched his “Just 10″ more »

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Wasatch Woman Article!

posted by admin in Marriage, Relationships on August 22, 2010

Five easy ways to make your wedding anniversary more meaningful and fun! Watch for Wasatch Woman the 3rd Friday of each month as a special insert in the Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News! How do YOU make your anniversary meaningful?

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