So excited! ALL the feels everybody. Fear and excitement, nervous and contentment. I am one week into my clinic, and it is so weird not being fully busy with things to do and a full client load to see. I have plenty to do and had a productive week, but it isn’t like being at the old clinic. Here I am the boss, I get to approve my releases, policies, documents, set up billing, figure out insurance, marketing, referrals, waitlists and so much more! This week I was able to get my billing system set up to my new portal, documents with digital signature sent to clients who followed me, signed a few people including a new client up for sessions and saw people for sessions!!! I also did a bunch of online teaching classes with Qkids and Cambly, and did with my BetterHelp clients!!! I will also be a new member of Talkspace after I complete orientation. Talk space and Betterhelp are Online Telehealth clinics to help supplement until I build a steady client load through my regular clinic.
First week in!! My OWN agency
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I seriously dislike insurance, just going to throw that out there! However, I am willing to go through the difficulty for clients old and new. I have been accepted into the Optum Panel which is a string of UHC. The “behavioral health side of UBH”. So that is super exciting! I am working on Forward/Medicaid and hope to get that soon. The trouble with insurance is I have to fill out applications with all my special numbers and wait…. and wait… and wait… and hope it was filled out correctly or not missing anything like a check mark a document that should have been uploaded. Insurance can take 3-6 months or up to a year to approve providers to be on panels. I am learning a lot and have a friend who’s helping me between her own work. I have so many supportive people in my life that I am thankful for!!!