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# The Pulse

# Your guide to leading a data-driven group therapy practice.

Welcome to PracticeVital's blog. We'll share what we've come to learn about metrics and data, and the power they can unlock to propel your group therapy practice forward. 

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#### More from Tory Krone, LCSW

[![Build a strong clinical culture in your group therapy practice](https://www.practicevital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BuildCulture.png?width=500&height=500&name=BuildCulture.png) How to Build a Strong Clinical Culture in Your Group Therapy Practice By Tory Krone, LCSW 5 min read](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/build-a-strong-clinical-culture)

[![Why Group Practice Owners Need Business Metrics (Even If You Hate Numbers)](https://www.practicevital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_WhyNeedMetrics.png?width=500&height=500&name=Blog_WhyNeedMetrics.png) Why Group Practice Owners Need Business Metrics (Even If You Hate Numbers) By Tory Krone, LCSW 4 min read](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/why-group-practices-need-business-metrics)

[![Is Your Team Underperforming or Undersupported?](https://www.practicevital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_TeamSupport.png?width=500&height=500&name=Blog_TeamSupport.png) Is Your Team Underperforming or Undersupported? By Tory Krone, LCSW 5 min read](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/underperforming-or-undersupported)

[![Therapists Struggle with Rebooking Clients](https://www.practicevital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Clean%20Blog%20Featured%20Images%20%20(300%20x%20175%20px).png?width=500&height=500&name=Clean%20Blog%20Featured%20Images%20%20(300%20x%20175%20px).png) Why Therapists Struggle with Rebooking Clients (And How to Fix It) By Tory Krone, LCSW 3 min read](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/rebooking-clients)

[![Effective Therapy Takes Time: The Research Behind Client Retention ](https://www.practicevital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/retentionresearch-1.png?width=500&height=500&name=retentionresearch-1.png) Effective Therapy Takes Time: The Research Behind Client Retention By Tory Krone, LCSW 3 min read](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/retention-research)

[![Smarter Goal Setting for Therapy Practices: What Every Practice Owner Should Focus on in 2026](https://www.practicevital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/4-Jan-19-2026-07-09-57-0256-PM.png?width=500&height=500&name=4-Jan-19-2026-07-09-57-0256-PM.png) Smarter Goal Setting for Therapy Practices: What Every Practice Owner Should Focus on in 2026 By Tory Krone, LCSW 3 min read](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/smarter-goal-setting)

[![How to Get Clinicians Engaged With Metrics (Without Overwhelming Them)](https://www.practicevital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/32-1.png?width=500&height=500&name=32-1.png) How to Get Clinicians Engaged With Metrics (Without Overwhelming Them) By Tory Krone, LCSW 3 min read](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/clinicians-engaged)

[![Use Data and Consistent Workflows to Grow a Stronger Therapy Practice](https://www.practicevital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/28-2.png?width=500&height=500&name=28-2.png) Stop Guessing: Use Data and Consistent Workflows to Grow a Stronger Therapy Practice By Tory Krone, LCSW 3 min read](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/workflows)

[![Maximize Client Success](https://www.practicevital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/30.png?width=500&height=500&name=30.png) What they Didn’t Teach us in Grad School: 8 Things Every Clinician Should Know in Order to Maximize Client Success By Tory Krone, LCSW 4 min read](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/maximize-client-success)

[![Build a Stronger, Healthier Therapy Practice](https://www.practicevital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/31-1.png?width=500&height=500&name=31-1.png) Want a Stronger, Healthier Therapy Practice? Start With These Questions By Tory Krone, LCSW 3 min read](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/start-with-these-questions)

[![Preventing Client Churn: How to Engage Therapy Clients in the First 3 Sessions](https://www.practicevital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/29-2.png?width=500&height=500&name=29-2.png) Preventing Client Churn: How to Engage Therapy Clients in the First 3 Sessions By Tory Krone, LCSW 4 min read](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/preventing-client-churn)

[![Data-Driven Compensation Boosts Retention & Profitability](https://www.practicevital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/27-2.png?width=500&height=500&name=27-2.png) Smarter Pay: How Data-Driven Compensation Boosts Retention & Profitability By Tory Krone, LCSW 3 min read](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/data-driven-compensation)

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# All articles from Tory Krone, LCSW

#### [Oct 9, 2026, 2:28:05 PM How to Build a Strong Clinical Culture in Your Group Therapy Practice](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/build-a-strong-clinical-culture)

[Read article](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/build-a-strong-clinical-culture)

#### [Metrics • Jul 14, 2026, 10:25:22 AM Why Group Practice Owners Need Business Metrics (Even If You Hate Numbers)](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/why-group-practices-need-business-metrics)

[Read article](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/why-group-practices-need-business-metrics)

#### [Metrics • Jun 12, 2026, 9:48:35 AM Is Your Team Underperforming or Undersupported?](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/underperforming-or-undersupported)

[Read article](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/underperforming-or-undersupported)

#### [Retention • Apr 22, 2026, 8:11:02 PM Why Therapists Struggle with Rebooking Clients (And How to Fix It)](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/rebooking-clients)

[Read article](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/rebooking-clients)

#### [Retention • Feb 4, 2026, 1:18:06 PM Effective Therapy Takes Time: The Research Behind Client Retention](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/retention-research)

[Read article](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/retention-research)

#### [Metrics • Dec 9, 2025, 11:02:58 AM Smarter Goal Setting for Therapy Practices: What Every Practice Owner Should Focus on in 2026](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/smarter-goal-setting)

[Read article](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/smarter-goal-setting)

#### [coaching • Aug 29, 2025, 8:48:10 AM How to Get Clinicians Engaged With Metrics (Without Overwhelming Them)](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/clinicians-engaged)

[Read article](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/clinicians-engaged)

#### [coaching • Jul 29, 2025, 3:10:34 PM Stop Guessing: Use Data and Consistent Workflows to Grow a Stronger Therapy Practice](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/workflows)

[Read article](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/workflows)

#### [Retention • Jun 17, 2025, 10:15:11 AM What they Didn’t Teach us in Grad School: 8 Things Every Clinician Should Know in Order to Maximize Client Success](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/maximize-client-success)

[Read article](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/maximize-client-success)

#### [coaching • May 21, 2025, 11:54:19 AM Want a Stronger, Healthier Therapy Practice? Start With These Questions](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/start-with-these-questions)

[Read article](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/start-with-these-questions)

#### [Retention • Apr 28, 2025, 10:32:38 AM Preventing Client Churn: How to Engage Therapy Clients in the First 3 Sessions](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/preventing-client-churn)

[Read article](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/preventing-client-churn)

#### [Retention • Mar 18, 2025, 3:18:13 PM Smarter Pay: How Data-Driven Compensation Boosts Retention & Profitability](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/data-driven-compensation)

[Read article](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/data-driven-compensation)

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[Tory Krone, LCSW](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/author/tory-krone)

Co-Founder, PracticeVital Founder and Managing Director, Proactive Therapy, LLC Clinical Therapist

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#### Topics

- [Metrics](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/tag/metrics)
- [coaching](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/tag/coaching)
- [feedback](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/tag/feedback)
- [culture](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/tag/culture)
- [accountability](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/tag/accountability)
- [Supervision](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/tag/supervision)
- [Practice Management](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/tag/practice-management)
- [Retention](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/tag/retention)
- [performance tracking](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/tag/performance-tracking)
- [churn](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/tag/churn)
- [practice owner](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/tag/practice-owner)
- [compensation planning](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/tag/compensation-planning)
- [compensation](https://www.practicevital.com/blog/tag/compensation)

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