private practice
noun
: a professional business (such as that of a lawyer or doctor) that is not controlled or paid for by the government or a larger company (such as a hospital)
After years as attorney general, he returned to private practice.
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Esther Perel’s trajectory from private practice psychotherapist to internationally renowned relationship expert is deeply entwined with technology.
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Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
There will always be good therapists and bad therapists, good patient matches and bad ones, whether appointments happen in a private practice or through an iPhone.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
Read More: Scientists Find Genetic Causes of Loneliness The Causes of Hikikomori Syndrome and Social Withdrawal
Carol Berman, a New York psychiatry professor who sees patients in private practice, says that multiple issues might keep hikikomori sufferers isolated.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
Lisa Strauss, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in the Boston area.
—Lisa Strauss, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
There will always be good therapists and bad therapists, good patient matches and bad ones, whether appointments happen in a private practice or through an iPhone.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
Read More: Scientists Find Genetic Causes of Loneliness The Causes of Hikikomori Syndrome and Social Withdrawal
Carol Berman, a New York psychiatry professor who sees patients in private practice, says that multiple issues might keep hikikomori sufferers isolated.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
Lisa Strauss, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in the Boston area.
—Lisa Strauss, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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“Private practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20practice. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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