We are so excited to share the benefits of Consult List with as many clinicians and allied health professionals as possible. And we would love your help.
Want to get Consult List rolling in your town? We’ve got some simple and fast ways to spread the word about our grassroot, therapist-led solution.
Places to post:
Social Media/Facebook Therapist Groups
ListServs
Professional Associations
You can post it on Facebook Groups, invite your trusted colleagues on our site, or use other networking communication channels to let people know about this great, free tool.
Here are some examples, that you are welcome to draw inspiration from (or even use, if you'd like!)
Social Media Post Suggestion:
I've discovered a helpful, free, and ethical clinician resource launching now!
Consult List is a FREE, therapist-founded and funded inter-clinician referral tool for private practice that helps you give and get appropriate referrals while maintaining client privacy. Post referrals quickly and efficiently to find clinicians with openings in the community, be notified of other therapists seeking a referral in your area, and make your own custom referral lists of trusted colleagues. You can also use it to connect with colleagues for consultation. Consult List is designed to benefit all of us (full practices, growing practices, and case managers and school counselors).
Why is Consult List important? Consult List:
Helps clinicians grow their practices and find clients who are a good fit.
Reduces the burden of clinicians ISO referrals - make it easier for FULL therapists to find quality referrals with openings WITHOUT combing through a bunch of information to create a list for a client.
Reduces stress for clients trying to find suitable therapists - prevents clients from being passed around to clinicians who are not available and then ultimately giving up on therapy.
Builds go-to referral networks with your trusted colleagues - expand your referral network and stay more easily updated on available openings.
Connects providers who can offer specialized consultation with providers who are seeking to consult.
Empowers practitioners rather than the corporate mental health apps. Such companies often exploit clients and providers, while Consult List empowers clients and providers through the power of connection.
Get Started! Go to ConsultList.com and set up an online profile for FREE. Be sure to complete both the client-facing profile and a clinician-facing profile (with professional jargon).
Personal Emails:
Hi XXX,
I wanted to reach out to you to let you know about Consult List, a new resource launching in the MD/DC/VA area to help address the high need in mental health since the pandemic. It’s a therapist-owned and founded referral platform that’s focused on client care.
Consult List aims to:
Help clinicians grow their practices and find clients who are a good fit.
Reduce the burden of clinicians ISO referrals - make it easier for FULL therapists to find quality referrals with openings WITHOUT combing through a bunch of information to create a list for a client.
Reduce stress for clients trying to find suitable therapists - prevent clients from being passed around to clinicians who are not available and then ultimately giving up on therapy.
Build go-to referral networks with your trusted colleagues - expand your referral network and stay more easily updated on available openings.
Connect providers who can offer specialized consultation with providers who are seeking to consult.
Empower practitioners rather than the corporate mental health apps. Such companies often exploit clients and providers, while Consult List empowers clients and providers through the power of connection.
TCL is therapist owned and focused on ethical practice. They have promised to never sell identifiable client or therapist data to third parties and all their essential features are free and always will be. If you want to chip in and help them with development, you can join at the Pro membership level which has some additional features, but that is certainly not required.
So far there are about 30 clinicians on the website in the Baltimore area and 40 in the DC area. I’m hoping we can gain a critical mass of therapists on the website by the end of this year so it benefits all of us (full practices, growing practices, and case managers and school counselors). When you have a moment, can you check out the website and if you are interested, set up a profile for yourself? Other than having a profile, you can also:
Submit a case you are seeking a referral for: you have complete control over who sees your referral request. You can contact only those clinicians you know personally, widen your search to include therapists your colleagues know and trust, or post your referral request to the entire TCL community.
Add your trusted colleagues to a referral list for your personal use (rather than having to text everyone individually when you are looking to place a referral)
Create custom lists to reach out to (e.g. Couples therapists, trauma therapists, etc)
I think its a great idea which is much needed to help our field have more connection and sanity in light of the current demands. If you think so too, I’d love for you to invite your trusted colleagues who you refer to to join and set up a profile. There’s no commitment to it and it’s completely free. I’m also happy to answer any questions you may have about it or introduce you to the developers.
Warmly,
ListServ Posts:
Hi Colleagues,
I wanted to reach out to you to let you know about Consult List, a new resource launching in our area to help address the high need in mental health care since the pandemic.
Consult List is a FREE, therapist-founded and funded inter-clinician referral tool for private practice that helps you give and get appropriate referrals while maintaining client privacy. Make your own custom referral lists, or refer out to the community. You can also offer colleagues endorsements and see your second degree connects (think of it like "ShrinkedIn"
) If you want to then, you can consider a higher level membership, but all essential features are (and always will be) free! They hold ethics and privacy center, and want to build a community grounded in values and the mission to help improve the clinical referral process for everyone involved.
Why Is Consult List Important?
Helps clinicians grow their practices and find clients who are a good fit.
Reduces the burden of clinicians ISO referrals - make it easier for FULL therapists to find quality referrals with openings WITHOUT combing through a bunch of information to create a list for a client.
Reduces stress for clients trying to find suitable therapists - prevents clients from being passed around to clinicians who are not available and then ultimately giving up on therapy.
Builds go-to referral networks with your trusted colleagues - expand your referral network and stay more easily updated on available openings.
Connects providers who can offer specialized consultation with providers who are seeking to consult.
Empowers practitioners rather than the corporate mental health apps. Such companies often exploit clients and providers, while Consult List empowers clients and providers through the power of connection.
How It Works
1. You submit a “case” to share and enter protected client details in a quick form
2. Therapists get notified by email when they’re a good match and can add themselves to your list.
3. An auto generated client report can be sent to your client and gets updated in real time –so they have the true availability of every therapist on the list.
Get Involved
1.Go to ConsultList.com and set up an online profile for FREE. Be sure to complete both the client-facing profile and a clinician-facing profile (with professional jargon)
2.Build your referral lists - create lists from the clinicians you know who are already signed up, or even better, invite the colleagues you commonly refer to.
3.Submit a case. You have complete control over who sees your referral request.
Feel free to reach out to me with any questions after you check out the website.