Private Practice Blog for Therapists

Hundreds of articles on building, growing, and sustaining your private practice — written by therapists, for therapists. Not recycled generic business advice.

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Starting a Practice Costs for Starting a Counseling Practice The real breakdown of what it costs to launch — no fluff, no scare tactics, just numbers.

Burnout & Sustainability Free CEUs for Therapists and Counselors Our constantly updated list of free continuing education opportunities — because learning shouldn't break the bank.

Group Practice Group Practice Guide to Profitability Why your group practice might not be profitable — and the business model shifts that fix it.

Fees & Insurance The Awkward Money Conversations Every Therapist Dreads Let's talk about the thing nobody wants to talk about — what you make, what you should make, and why it matters.

Cultivating a Compelling Therapy Website with Sara

Kelly Higdon and Miranda Palmer coach Sara as she seeks guidance on how to make her website more impactful and aligned with her practice’s mission.

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Healing Through Private Practice and Self-Pacing with Ariana

Ariana shares her story of becoming a business owner in the midst of a divorce, the value of supportive relationships, and building private practices with anti-oppressive structures.

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Growing into Group Practice with Sara

Sara, LMFT, LPC provides divorce and co-parenting counseling online or in-person in Birmingham, AL.

Sara shared with us her success story of stepping out into private practice after divorce and diving in to all that Business School Bootcamp has to offer.

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Finding Passion and Confidence in Private Practice with Krista

Krista is a special education teacher and licensed clinical social worker in Austin, TX who works with adults with ADHD and anxiety.

She shares her “awakening” story about how a divorce moved her business from being a hobby to being a business she loves. She talks about how having ADHD impacts her approach to building her business and how she has used Bootcamp as a resource for the past 6 years, both to build her practice and to shift with each new thing thrown her way.

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When Life Happens - Divorce

It's common and yet we don't talk about. That's why I am thankful Dr. Jean braved the podcast to share her story about divorce and its impact on her private practice. She shares her advice on what to do if you are facing the divorce process and I really appreciated her openness to all of my questions. Check it out!

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Real Life Stories with Mia

Meet Mia, LCSW, who shares a story I think every therapist needs to hear. Mia has built her practice in a short amount of time and in this interview she shares how she has used the pain of her divorce to help others and what it has been like to build a private practice a single woman.

“BST was the best investment I have made in myself. I went from working 45-50 hours per week to working 25 hrs, doubling my income,” Cyndi

**What if this really could change everything?**

You don’t have to decide today.

Just get on the interest list and we’ll walk you through what Business School for Therapists is, what it includes, and how it’s helped thousands of therapists get their life (and income) back.