We are thrilled to announce that our entire team of virtual assistants are now Certified Mental Health Professionals (CMHPs) here at Move Forward Virtual Assistants.

We’re the first in the industry to create and execute this certification process for our Mental Health Virtual Assistants.

For a mental health practice, adding therapists and new clients can create a large amount of stress, leading practice managers to work later and later, doing tasks that would normally be handled during the day but had to wait for more urgent tasks. Even figuring out how much of a day is spent working on specific duties can be difficult. Combining a fast-growing practice, additional need for mental health services and only 24 hours in a day, the strain on a private practice can be intense.

Beyond the obvious goal of scheduling, my goal is to make the person feel HEARD. In this fast-paced world with so many distractions, my job is to make the caller feel like for these few minutes, that they are the most important person in my day and that I have all the time in the world for them.

She explained that so many therapists are used to wearing so many hats and doing it all themselves, but as a therapist, not only is it okay to delegate your tasks, it’s necessary to allow yourself to continue putting the majority of your attention on what you have trained for—helping others.

Mental health private practice owners are busy. What are the tasks that are draining your time and energy and keeping you from doing what you “signed up for” in the first place—helping people? A virtual assistant lets YOU help THEM better by taking the nitty-gritty day-in-and-day-out tasks off your plate.