When you have a practice that fills up fast and leaves you with only a few openings, you can be very discriminating selecting new clients. A steady stream of referrals allows you to choose the clients you want to see. Your decisions can be based on a variety of factors including whether or not you want to deal with managed care, whether or not you decide to accept the insurance the client has, whether the client can afford your fee in cash, whether the client is presenting an issue that fits with your expertise and interests. More referrals ALWAYS mean more options for you.

Since we have a variety of therapists to choose from, the large volume of clients calling the 1-800-THERAPIST.com NETWORK are much more likely to be matched with a therapist who is interested and trained in the issues that face the client than if he or she were referred to an individual "friend" of a doctor.

Most therapists want to focus on therapy, not business. Those who do have an entrepreneurial streak usually join as Network Directors. Those who do not (or are too late), join as members and benefit from the volume and variety of referrals. The 1-800-THERAPIST.com NETWORK provides an opportunity to "focus on the therapy."

Most therapists want to avoid networking, giving speeches, joining the rotary club, etc. to try to round up referrals. What better way to meet and network with all of the local therapists than to be a part of your own referral service?

Therapists were not trained in the business of building their practice. They, for the most part, would rather pay someone else to generate their referrals so that they can focus on their calling as healers. The 1-800-THERAPIST.com NETWORK fills this exact need by helping therapists to control the business end of their practice. Referrals are the bread and butter of any private practice. Without referrals, a private practice will die. Yet, most therapists do not know how to create additional referrals when they need them. The network can keep member therapists from having to worry about advertising, marketing and other contractual arrangements.

Many therapists live in fear of open office hours. In reality, without referrals, they have no job security.

Therapists no longer have to feel isolated and as if they are working in a vacuum. The 1-800-THERAPIST.com NETWORK is an extended family which not only provides income-generating security, but also a natural group atmosphere where therapists can share ideas, meet new therapists, develop supervision /consultation groups etc.

When you are drawing on a large number of referrals, then you are more able to find clients who fit with each therapist's interests and specialties. In addition, many unique and interesting referrals come through our network because of our worldwide reputation for excellence.

Therapists in the 1-800-THERAPIST.com NETWORK can promote their unique specialties to other therapists across the Network. Referrals come in from across the world as a result of our presence on the Internet.

The network allows members to use the group to approach larger companies and supply group services. This has worked so well for us that we are now having large companies approaching us, asking to use our services. Recently, the US State Department started referring all of the attorneys in their state attorney general's offices. Anne Klein started referring to us, as did Canadian Pacific Railroad. We have also recently had large insurance companies approach us to ask if we would like to present our members with reduced-cost malpractice insurance. Fox on Psychology has run a nationwide 35-minute program just on the 1-800-THERAPIST.com NETWORK! Just last week, we were approached by Dr. Sonya Friedman of CNN and author of many books. She is developing a new project, which she feels would work well with our large group.

As a large group, we are able to approach large projects with a budget that represents members across the US, Canada and beyond. This has allowed us to work on large joint ventures with Online Psych on America Online and other large Internet projects. Our budget has allowed us to advertise with Psychology Today and Counseling Today in an ongoing relationship. It has allowed us to run radio promotions on the Dr. Laura Show and television promotions with our spokesperson Marina Sirtis from Star Trek the Next Generation.

The US Congress does not give out recognition to "just anyone." We provide a valuable and highly respected service to the community. The National Mental Health Association, the United Way, the US Dept of Health, the US Department of State, and people like Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby) choose to use our service and continue to do so year after year. We value our reputation and we work hard every day to live up to the highest of expectations.

The 1-800-THERAPIST.com NETWORK has always been on the forefront of new mental health delivery systems. The 1-800-THERAPIST.com NETWORK is constantly exploring and developing the opportunities of the future.

Locations fill up quickly. We are starting waiting lists in areas that are currently full.