The tele-health session - best kept secret!

It's no secret that things can get pretty overwhelming when you're running a front desk and meeting with clients without staff present. There's definitely a sweet spot to finding balance in all of it. 

I use telehealth sessions as an initial HEY with a lot of my new clients. I get to connect with them and make sure that my office is a fit, quickly and privately - with all of the right admin pieces in front of me. 

Back to the sweet spot: for me, a lot of times, it just means having the right list in front of me to lean on. I get so overwhelmed in the moment because I care so much about my clients. I get so into their story and how I can help them, and I have these moments where excitement and overwhelm take over, and I forget what I'm supposed to be doing administratively. 

If I don't want that to happen, and I want to prepare myself for success with every meeting, I have to have a good list in front of me. In my world, the checklist is the anchor to making sure that all of my I's are dotted and T's crossed. 

When it comes to a checklist for a new client, especially a new client who's meeting me in a telehealth call, there are so many variables that I have to keep in mind. 

Telehealths can be tricky - as there is no physical connection with the client. I'm literally trying to connect with them, looking at them through a screen. So, it's one more barrier to have to work through when connecting with my new clients. 

If I have a checklist reminding me of all of the things that I need to get done during that meeting, I'm good. If I have a checklist saying, Jodi, don't forget to tell them about our late policy, or payment, or what to do if their child is sick, or if they're wanting to bring in another family member, all of those things need attention because each one of them is a whole world of detail that needs to be addressed. 

The checklist is my go-to place for sanity in the excitement of the moments in practice. My practice is very exciting, and I never know when that excitement is going to hit me. I want to be prepared so that I can get hit left and right with excitement because that's truly where I find joy in practice. 

As long as I'm standing on the foundation of organization, I'm good to go! 

Take some time this week to create the checklists that you need to keep yourself centered and organized - no matter what practice and life has in store for you in the important moments with new clients.. 

Check out THIS SHARE I offered in our Facebook Group on the the importance of these telehealth sessions (as I see them).
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