After 25 years of working in private practice and teaching/mentoring recent graduates for the past 16 years, I realised the transition into private practice could all be much simpler. Graduates from universities just aren't taught client management skills, how to avoid burnout, what do to do with that 'challenging personality" or how to build a successful caseload. Some of these essential skills are clinical, some business and others are marketing. The reality is that to have them all at your fingertips as a professional, means your private practice experience is more successful and more rewarding. I started providing post graduate education in 1996 and initially this focused on developing c...