06/25/2026
The summer slump shows up the same way every year, and most practices respond to it the same way every year too. After it’s already happening.
A few things that actually help: ask for the fall rebooking the moment someone cancels for summer, not weeks later. Look at last year’s June–August numbers by clinician so you know who tends to dip and who doesn’t. And treat lighter weeks as planning time instead of dead time.
None of this stops summer from being summer. It just means you’re not caught off guard by it.
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