Sit and Stay: Run a Successful Mental Health Practice
pod 79
Jun 24, 2026 · 59 min · 13 segments
pod 79
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Tom TarshisHost
Parker AndersonHost
Sit and Stay: Run a Successful Mental Health Practice
Jun 24, 2026 · 59 min · 13 segments
pod 79
Tom TarshisHostParker AndersonHost
So for today's episode, like I mentioned, we're gonna be getting into how patient-provider communication has evolved over the years.
With your experience over the last, uh, 31 years of being in this industry, thought it would be good to talk about, you know, what did it look like then.
I mean, there's been a number of technological innovations that have taken place in the last 31 years, especially in terms of healthcare.
So, um, thought, yeah, it would be interesting to discuss how have the dynamics changed in the last 30 years.
My son started walking at about 10 and a half, 11 months, so, uh, if that is anything to go off of, yes, I was walking in 1995.
Um, and, you know, it, it, my, my oldest child was born the first day of medical school, so I s- always have this constant sort of connection between the, the birthday and, and medicine.
... you know, I think this topic was on my mind because, um, our executive director, Dr. Sarah Herron, just signed our fifth new child psychiatrist who will be joining our nonprofit entity this fall.
So our, um, right now we have three child psychiatrists and a, um, MFT student is our clinical team, and it is about to maybe triple.
[laughs] We have five new doctors and also some other, um, associate therapists and potential other employees.
So what happens when you're, in addition to more support staff, so, you know, when you're a solo practice, you sort of have your cell phone and, but then as, as getting bigger, you have to think about where it, where is the clinic going with its needs for communicating with patients, and I think that's what I've been thinking about a little bit and thought it would be fun to take a trip down memory lane and see how things have evolved.
So for today's episode, like I mentioned, we're gonna be getting into how patient-provider communication has evolved over the years.
With your experience over the last, uh, 31 years of being in this industry, thought it would be good to talk about, you know, what did it look like then.
I mean, there's been a number of technological innovations that have taken place in the last 31 years, especially in terms of healthcare.
So, um, thought, yeah, it would be interesting to discuss how have the dynamics changed in the last 30 years.
My son started walking at about 10 and a half, 11 months, so, uh, if that is anything to go off of, yes, I was walking in 1995.
Um, and, you know, it, it, my, my oldest child was born the first day of medical school, so I s- always have this constant sort of connection between the, the birthday and, and medicine.
... you know, I think this topic was on my mind because, um, our executive director, Dr. Sarah Herron, just signed our fifth new child psychiatrist who will be joining our nonprofit entity this fall.
So our, um, right now we have three child psychiatrists and a, um, MFT student is our clinical team, and it is about to maybe triple.
[laughs] We have five new doctors and also some other, um, associate therapists and potential other employees.
So what happens when you're, in addition to more support staff, so, you know, when you're a solo practice, you sort of have your cell phone and, but then as, as getting bigger, you have to think about where it, where is the clinic going with its needs for communicating with patients, and I think that's what I've been thinking about a little bit and thought it would be fun to take a trip down memory lane and see how things have evolved.
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