A psychiatrist-founded behavioral health EHR

Fresh from AACAP 2025, we’re sharing what we saw, heard, and learned. From the growing buzz around AI to the sense of community that keeps us coming back each year.

Thinking about offering ownership in your mental health practice? This week’s blog breaks down how to structure partnerships, set fair buy-ins, and avoid common pitfalls when sharing control of a growing clinic.

Your schedule shapes everything from patient outcomes to your own well-being. This week, we explore how mental health providers can structure intakes, follow-ups, and session lengths to support better care and avoid burnout. Learn practical strategies for managing demand, protecting your time, and keeping your practice sustainable.

Sliding scales and discounts can expand access to therapy, but they also come with financial, ethical, and legal challenges. Learn how to set policies that are fair, sustainable, and supportive of your patients.

Not all insurance plans pay the same—but your rent doesn’t care. In this post, we explore how mental health providers can build a sustainable payer mix, cap low-paying plans ethically, and decide when it’s time to renegotiate or drop an insurance contract. Whether you're new to private practice or rethinking your current panel, this guide will help you balance your mission with your margins.

Building a budget for your mental health practice is about creating a roadmap for stability and growth. In this episode recap, we break down what to include in your budget, how to handle seasonal slowdowns, and the most common mistake that can throw your projections off. Plus, we share practical tools and tips to turn your budget into a decision-making powerhouse.

Think budgeting is just for big clinics? Think again.
In this episode recap, we explore why every mental health provider—solo or group—needs a budget. Learn how budgeting can reduce stress, support better care, and unlock growth opportunities you might be missing. Plus, find out the biggest mistakes clinicians make when it comes to managing money.

What’s it really like to leave a group practice and go solo?
In this episode, therapist Ida Milani, LMFT, shares her journey into full-time private practice, including what she wishes grad school had taught her, how she built her website from scratch, and why authenticity is at the core of her clinical and business philosophy.

How should you divide the income your practice earns?
Whether you're a solo provider or managing a group, understanding how to allocate revenue is key to building a sustainable mental health practice. In this post, we break down a simple framework for clinician pay, operational costs, and business savings—plus how to adapt it when your income is inconsistent.

Is your practice really protected against cyber threats?
In this post, we break down our conversation with Twingate’s Farokh Herfat about the everyday security risks mental health providers face—and how to defend against them. From phishing attacks to public Wi-Fi, learn why small practices are prime targets and how a Zero Trust approach can keep your patient data safe.

Are you leaving money on the table by billing based on time?
In this week’s blog, we break down why prescribers may be underbilling without realizing it. Learn the difference between time-based and complexity-based billing, how interactive complexity codes can boost reimbursement, and what steps to take if you're ready to make a change.

We recently interviewed award-winning psychiatrist and executive coach, Dr. Anna Yusim, on the Sit and Stay podcast. In this transcript, Anna shares how her early academic path in math and philosophy shifted toward psychiatry, and how unexpected life experiences led her to integrate spirituality into her work. Get a behind-the-scenes look at how she built a thriving solo practice, why she believes in a body–spirit approach to care, and how she's helping launch a new center for spirituality and mental health at Yale.