The working hours of experienced psychologists with private practice are scheduled by the minute: as soon as the door closes for one client, the next enters the office. How can a young novice psychologist find his patients and build a client base?
It is necessary
- - paper and pen;
- - the Internet;
- - skype;
- - ads;
- - business cards.
Instructions
Step 1
Ask your loved ones to advertise you. This method is called "American". Take a piece of paper and write down the names of all your friends - there should be more than a hundred of them. Then, according to the resulting list, call them, take an interest in business and inform them that you are opening a private practice, and you can be consulted.
Step 2
Look for clients on the forums. Not in well-known forums and communities of psychologists - single clients there and without you will be snapped up by experienced specialists. Go to a women's forum, a forum for young parents or even a forum for motorists - you will surely stumble upon the topic "Girls, advise a good psychologist."
Step 3
Enter in the search bar the corresponding query "looking for a child psychologist in Moscow" (you can enable the function so that the search is exclusively in the forums), and you will read messages from potential clients who need you.
Step 4
Get featured in the local newspaper, radio, television. People tend to believe what the media says, so seeing you on TV increases your chances of finding clients. To begin with, try simply writing an article in a newspaper with a story about an interesting case from your practice, at the end indicating that you are a practicing psychologist and leaving your contact information.
Step 5
Look for potential customers in their habitats. Do you specialize in child psychology? Agree with the administration and post announcements in children's entertainment centers, sports schools. Want to help adults cope with stress? Make an appointment with a training manager for office workers. In the allotted time, you should tell what you are doing, what help you could provide, leave your contact details.
Step 6
Use modern technologies in your work. Online consultations are becoming popular now. If you use skype to work with people, your potential customer base will expand significantly.
