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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.

From Side Hustle to 5-Figure Months in 5 Months

Sara, LMFT provides virtual LGBTQ+ affirming psychotherapy to individuals, couples, children and families.

In April 2018 she enrolled in Bootcamp with her "side-hustle" practice and 5 months later she hit her first 5-figure month. The numbers didn't lie and gave Sara the confidence to put in notice at her full-time job.

Miranda Palmer 3/29/19 Miranda Palmer 3/29/19

A Practice In A Barn - The Second Career of Charlotte

Before joining bootcamp, Charlotte had a lot of questions. Honestly, it was more that she had a lot of guilt. She had been serving clients at an agency and loved her work there, but knew all along she wanted to be in private practice. She simply needed permission to build the practice that was right for her.

Miranda Palmer 11/21/16 Miranda Palmer 11/21/16

3 Ways and Whys to Practice Gratitude in Private Practice

Sitting down with someone who trusts you enough to share their hearts, hopes, truths, and be vulnerable is quite the honor. Whether you work as a therapist, psychologist, counselor, coach, or what particular modality you use- you know that this work is different... it is special.

And yet, there are some days in the midst of late cancellations, billing nightmares, too empty calendars, suicidal clients, etc. that it is easy to lose focus. So today we are going to talk about 7 gratitude practices you can use in your private practice, and how each can be transformative clinically and personally.

Kelly Higdon 3/16/15 Kelly Higdon 3/16/15

Building a Counseling Practice: Real Life Stories with Mercedes Samudio, LCSW

Mercedes Samudio is on of those clinicians that has a clear niche and is clear about how she helps. She has a coaching practice as well as a psychotherapy practice and she does a great job of explaining the difference. She shares how she has leveraged social media to serve others and build her private practice. If you have any curiosity about coaching, this is an interview to watch.

zynnyme 5/20/13 zynnyme 5/20/13

The "M" Word: Talking to Therapists about Money

So this weekend Kelly and I presented at the 2013 Annual California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) conference. We go to present for 1 hour on Top Tips for Going Paperless. And while we did our best to pack as much in as we could in such a small amount of time- it wasn't enough! (We had sent in a 4 or 6 hour proposal for this topic and they gave us a 1-hour slot! (Which we are SO glad we got to talk and meet some awesome therapists!)

So... as we were agonizing about what we include on our slides, I noticed how uncomfortable I was with the idea of putting any words up that related to money or profits. Why? Because I knew that it would set off alarm bells in our audience.

“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.

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