| Therapist to Therapist with Norm Quantz |
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Counseling Professionals
What do you do to enhance the effectiveness of the counseling process when you, the therapist are working with other professionals who are in the daily business of giving advice to others?
It takes a little bit of extra effort to bring the professional out of their usual, more comfortable role of helping a client and into the more foreign role of being a client. Often, the professional hasn't had much experience in being the client but once they do get comfortable with it, this can be an invigorating time for them.
In this video I take a look at the sometimes touchy subject of counseling professionals such as other therapists, mental health professionals, lawyers and doctors and I talk about the unique differences that come with being of service to those individuals.
With you in mind,
Norm
 Norm Quantz is a counseling therapist, and Cofounder and President of I.M.A.G.E. Inc. He has over 25 years of experience in private practice and as CEO of a multi-therapist practice. |
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| From the Client's Perspective with Darlene Ouimet |
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Having Confidence in the Therapist
Some clients come right out and ask the therapist if he or she has ever had therapy themselves. These clients are considering the difference between personal experience and expertise. In this article I am referring to the questions in the mind of a new client, "Do I hope this therapist can help me as a result of success he has had with other clients or is there another reason that gives me hope?" Their question is, "How do I know that you can help me?"
I have a twitter account and I run searches through the tweetdeck application on the word psychotherapist and other related therapist and psychologist search terms. Whenever anyone writes a tweet (a post containing 140 characters or less) using one of these words such as psychotherapist, I get notified and I can read the tweet. It is amazing how often I read tweets containing examples of why a client is having doubts about the ability of their therapist. Sometimes they tweet about why they are leaving their psychotherapist. Taking into consideration the fact that . . . Click here to continue reading.
To Your Success,
Darlene
 Darlene Ouimet is the Director of Client Relations for both IMAGEFaceToFace.com and Relationship-Makeover.com. She is trained as a personal coach and has an extensive history in training, networking and supporting individuals in their healing process. |
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| Practice Excellence with Neva Quantz |
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Industry Overview (3-5 pages)
Remember the bracketed (numbers) following each heading are merely suggestions for page lengths.
It is imperative that you provide a good background on the industry you will be working in. Describe some of the trends and the growth prospects of your industry. It is important to summarize the various sectors within your industry since this will set the stage for the description of where your company will operate.
Market Research
Here you describe how and when you did the market research. Is it current data? Is it compatible with what your venture is seeking to do?
Potential of the Industry
What is the overall potential of your particular industry in today's economic climate? What is its overall size in your local area, your state/province, your country, and the world in general?
Key Product Segments
How diverse are the products/services being offered?
What all is available in the marketplace in your particular genre?
Key Market Segments
How are the market segments divided? (demographically, geographically, culturally, economically, etc)
How large are these segments and how do each . . .
Best Regards,
Neva
P.S. This is Part 7 in the Practice Excellence series. To review earlier articles start here.
"Excellence is never an accident: it is the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, skillful execution and the vision to see obstacles as opportunities."
- Author Unknown
 Neva Quantz has served in upper management in two corporations and has co-established and directed four counseling centers. She currently is the Business Manager for Norm's private practice and Cofounder and Vice President of I.M.A.G.E. Inc. |
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| Promotional Buzz with Tammy Morales |
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Just Get Going!
You may ask what exactly does she mean by that?
Well what I mean is that sometimes we get so focused on getting our ducks all in a row that we forget to move forward.
So with summer here and the lure to procrastinate looming, I keep reminding myself to just get going.
Warmly,
Tammy
 Tammy Morales owns and operates an internet marketing business and a successful graphic arts company. She also is the Chief Operating Officer for I.M.A.G.E. Inc. |
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News and Upcoming Events
Coming Soon:
IMAGEFaceToFace is launching a referral program in July.
Watch for an upcoming email for more details. |
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FaceToFaceGlobal Tech Tips
with Rumilio Morales
Did you know....
You can save your illustrations from the whiteboard to a seperate file on your computer for later use. You can also make changes to your now saved file when you bring it back onto your whiteboard and save those changes.
Together we Aspire
Together we Achieve,
Rumilio
Fill out the online form, click submit and someone will contact you within 48 hours to assist you.)
 Rumilio Morales is the Director of Tech Support for FaceToFace-Global.com. He has extensive telecommunications background and he also owns a home-based internet marketing business.
Your Online Presence
with James Friesen
Free SEO Tips
Here are some more tips to get your website Search Engine Optimized for free.
* Keep adding fresh content to your site.
Google and others like to see dynamic sites that have fresh content being added frequently. These types of sites are ranked as being more 'relevant' and thus are shown higher in the SERPs(Search Engine Rank Pages).
* Don't use graphics for text on your site.
Search engines can't read text if it's part of a graphic, so as much as possible use 'real' text for all the text content of your site.
Cheers,
James
 James Friesen is the Director of Web Services for I.M.A.G.E. Inc. He is a web designer and developer and has his own business, Mango Tree Media. He also has extensive international and cross cultural experience.
About the Editor
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 Tracy Epp is the Director of Online Communications and
Editor-In-Chief for I.M.A.G.E. Inc. She brings significant experience in interpersonal relationships and community building. |
