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Therapists: Why Free Therapy Is A Bad Idea For You & Your Clients

Therapists: Why Free Therapy Is A Bad Idea For You & Your Clients

by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | Jun 3, 2025 | Private Practice, Treatments

It feels generous to offer free therapy — but after years of pro bono work, here’s why it often undermines client progress and burns out the therapist, and what to do instead. If you have been a therapist in private practice, you have likely considered providing...
Why I Don’t Take Notes During A Therapy Session

Why I Don’t Take Notes During A Therapy Session

by Nathan Driskell, MA, LPC | May 5, 2016 | Private Practice

A therapist makes the case that the clipboard can quietly cost you the one thing therapy depends on — trust — and explains why he keeps his full attention on the client instead. Photo Credit: FreeImages.com/Kristja While I was in graduate school working toward my...

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