Learn How to Start an Online Therapy Practice: Psychologists, Psychiatrists, & Therapists

Telemedicine, telepsychiatry, telehealth, and online mental health services are pretty similar in meaning so we will define telemedicine. Telemedicine is the process in which health care providers such as psychologists, psychiatrists, and therapists provide health care from a distance using technology such as video chat, recorded messages via videos, and over the phone.

Telemedicine is extremely beneficial for mental health professionals when they physically can’t see their patients (like during COVID-19), they want to take on clients who are not in their city, or when their clients are unable to come into their office (such as if they are on a vacation or business trip).

“How can I become a psychologist online” is a very common question we receive. In this guide, we are going to outline a strategy for you to get your marketing and web infrastructure beefed up so you’ll be able to flawlessly switch from in-person mental health services to online services.

Attracting new patients to your private practice will take time and effort. But the principles of therapist marketing are very simple when you boil them down. Clients need your services, and they need to find a therapist near them in their location. Each patient needs specific services from a therapist like you.

With this logic in mind, you can create a robust online marketing strategy that enables your future patients to find your services, and choose your practice over your psychologist and therapist competitors.

Creating a marketing budget is one of the most important things your therapy practice can do. The U.S. Small Business Administration recommends that small businesses spend between 7 and 8% of their gross revenue on marketing. Some marketing experts, however, recommend up to 20% of gross revenue to be spent on marketing.

Many people look at marketing as an expense. However, when you find a successful strategy that drives patients to your practice, it should be viewed as an investment. We are confident that if you invest in the marketing strategies listed in our case studies, specifically a website foundation and a strong dental SEO strategy, you will see major growth in your dental practice.

In this guide, we are going to teach you some ways that patients can find your private practice anywhere in the United States or very specific cities (such as in your state) that you’d like to reach. We understand the laws in place that may exclude you from practicing in other states, however, these laws may be loosened as a result of events like COVID-19. Having a strategy ready to target these patients is a smart idea.

Communicating with your patients at scale is one of the most important things you can have the ability to do. Imagine being able to target all of your patients with depression with a single email, such as you sending them an encouraging message or providing them with a new treatment option you’ve learned of. That’s powerful. In this guide, we will show you how you can set up a CRM and email marketing system so that you can be ready to communicate at scale at any time.

HIPPA compliance is a major factor for mental health professionals like you. In this guide, we will highlight a few options we’ve found working with our psychologist, psychiatrist, and therapist clients over the years.

Absolutely! We work with psychologists, therapists, and other medical professionals to help them grow their private practices using the power of the internet. Contact us to discuss how we can get your dental practice BIG results. Don’t just take our word for it, check out our therapist marketing case study.