10/14/2023
UNIQUE PRIVATE PRACTICE OPPORTUNITY
Searching for individuals desiring to move into licensed private practice in child psychotherapy with an experienced, licensed business partner who can provide training, LPC supervision, therapeutic materials, and furnished offices.
Dr Catherine Milner, Ph.D.
Psychotherapeutic Services, Inc.
Psychotherapy dealing specifically with young children (3-9 years old)
Licensed to practice psychotherapy in Missouri
www.catherinemilnerusa.com
(314) 406-3381
• Any provisionally licensed LPCs can contact her for supervision.
• Dr. Milner, aka Dr. Cat, has many years’ experience as an LPC supervisor and is well established in independent private practice.
• Dr. Milner has expertise in treating a complex set of mental, biochemical, physical, and situation-based issues in children.
• Dr. Milner offers professional interactive healing tailored specifically for each individual.
• Dr. Cat has developed creative solutions that are pragmatic and effective in treating mental health disorders in children.
Past Experience:
• Adjunct professor at Saint Louis University, in teaching theories and practice in psychotherapy, specialized in taking theory and putting it into practice in sessions with pediatric patients.
In order to gain a full understanding of working with children in a mental health setting, guidance and materials will be provided for treatment of children with:
• Mood disorders,
• Anxiety disorders (separation anxiety, panic attacks, general anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, OCD, Tourette syndrome, phobias, grief, etc.),
• Encopresis and enuresis, etc.
Training Includes:
• How to use a template for creating unique, personalized therapeutic children’s story. The story is designed to empower children to become the boss of themselves and give themselves the gift of self-soothing and social skills. This child friendly storybook incorporates cutting edge neuropsychology and hope based, solution focused therapy.
o Each book is taken home by the child to ensure continuity of care between sessions and so that the family can learn to use the reframed, empowering language.
o The book informally acts as a useful tool as part of the treatment plan.
• A treatment focus, which puts the child in charge to outsmart the difficult “puzzles” (problems) in their lives.
o Naming the puzzles.
o Each puzzle has its own creative intervention in child friendly language with hands on experiential materials to help with right brain learning.
• Ability to create a nurturing, holding environment which mindfully engages the child in play, so they feel safe to open up and interact.
• How to implement multiple, inexpensive, simple experiential therapeutic crafts.
• Use of therapeutic materials collected over her years in practice (puppets, toys, handouts, books, sandbox plus miniatures, etc…) for each intervention, as well as office furniture set up (waiting room, playroom, and office in shabby chic)
• Upon Dr. Cat’s pending retirement, these therapeutic materials, books, and office set up can potentially be acquired at a nominal fee for permanent ownership going forward.
• Ongoing referral resources with pediatricians.
• How to submit insurance claims.
Potential to create/start/take over the practice, using the expertise you have learned.
Transition Time Frame: TBD
Pricing:
1. Supervision: For individuals seeking hours for licensure and one-on-one supervision, Price: negotiable per 50-minute session.
2. Consultations: For individuals already licensed, seeking additional expertise in working with children.
o Negotiable monthly rate: includes one 50-minute consulting session per week.
o Option to increase the above duration of the 50-minute unit of consultations is open upon request.
3. Acquisition of office content: negotiable at a reduced price.
Location: Newly renovated office in Kirkwood, in Saint Louis metropolitan area
Start Date: TBD
The Magic Wand is waiting for you to learn to wave it!
Dr. Milner looks forward to your text response at (314) 406-3381.
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