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What Therapists Need to Know About the Telehealth Policy Cliff

Learn how the 2025 government shutdown and the end of the CMS telehealth waiver impact therapists treating Medicare and Medicaid clients, and what steps to take to keep your practice compliant.

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What’s the Difference Between Cash and Accrual Accounting for Therapists?

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How to Set Up a Chart of Accounts for Your Therapy Practice (with Example)

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What's the Difference Between an Accountant and Bookkeeper?

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What Therapists Need to Know About SEO

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How to Manage Cash Flow in Your Private Practice

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What's the Difference Between a W9 and 1099 for Therapists?

Mar 8, 2024
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When Should My Therapy Practice Become an S Corp?

Mar 7, 2024
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How to Pay Yourself as a Therapist

Mar 7, 2024
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How to Build a Profitable Therapy Practice

Mar 7, 2024
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How to Read a Personal Tax Return for Your Therapy Practice

Mar 11, 2024
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Every Tax Deadline Therapists Need to Know

Mar 10, 2024
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How Much Do You Have to Earn to Pay Taxes as a Therapist?

Mar 10, 2024
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The Mid-Year Tax Checkup for Therapists

Mar 10, 2024
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What Happens If You Miss the S Corp Election Deadline as a Therapist?

Mar 10, 2024
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Can Therapists Write Off Unpaid Sessions?

Mar 10, 2024
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How Much Should Therapists Save for Retirement?

Jul 24, 2025
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How to Transition Your Therapy Practice from Insurance to Cash Pay

Jul 3, 2025
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What is Financial Literacy and Why Is It Important for Therapists?

Jun 12, 2025
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How to Run Payroll for Your Therapy Practice

Jun 5, 2025
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The Complete Guide to Credit for Therapists

May 30, 2025
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How to Pay Off Debt: A Complete Guide for Therapists

Feb 7, 2025
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The Glossary of Bookkeeping and Tax Terms for Private Practice

The Glossary of Bookkeeping and Tax Terms for Therapists

Oct 29, 2025
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The Complete Guide to Bookkeeping for Dieticians

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The Complete Guide to Bookkeeping for Chiropractors

Sep 23, 2025
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The Complete Guide to Bookkeeping for Therapists

Apr 3, 2025
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How to Hire a Bookkeeper for Your Therapy Practice

Jul 11, 2024
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When to Hire a Bookkeeper for Your Therapy Practice

May 6, 2024
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Do Private Practice Therapists Earn More than Employees?

Sep 25, 2025
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The Benefits of Becoming a Private Practice Therapist

Sep 24, 2025
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How to Start a Private Practice as a Speech Language Pathologist

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How to Start a Physical Therapy Private Practice

Sep 19, 2025
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How to Build an Emergency Fund as a Therapist

Aug 7, 2025
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What Therapists Need to Know About Student Loan Forgiveness Programs

Jul 31, 2025
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How to Talk About Money with Your Therapy Clients

Sep 26, 2023
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Can You Hire Family Members to Work at Your Therapy Practice?

Sep 23, 2023
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How to Build a Business Plan for Your Therapy Practice

Aug 29, 2023
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How Therapists Can Weather the Summer Slowdown

Jun 27, 2023
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How to Plan for Maternity Leave as a Therapist

Nov 14, 2022
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Here is One Way to Get Referrals for Your Therapy Practice

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State of Heard: Q1 2025

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Heard 2024 Year in Review

Dec 30, 2024
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State of Heard: Q4 2024 quarterly update from the desk of Andrew Riesen, Co-Founder and CEO.

State of Heard: Q4 2024

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Heard Welcomes Howard Spector, Co-Founder of SimplePractice, to Board of Directors

Dec 4, 2024
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Heard Named to SMBTech 50 for Second Consecutive Year

Sep 4, 2024
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Announcing the 2024 Financial State of Private Practice Report

Mar 29, 2024
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