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.
Starting a Private Practice: The Complete Guide for Aspiring Business Owners
You deserve a private practice that’s aligned with your values and provides you with the financial means to live the life of your dreams. But what if you don’t know how to get started?
Being a business owner has the potential to be extremely fulfilling and impactful — both for you and the people you serve — and at the same time, reaching that potential requires a complete understanding of how to start a private practice.
Marketing for Therapists Starting a Therapy Practice
Learn how to use your first year of private practice to refine your marketing strategy, attract ideal clients, build referral relationships, track results, and create sustainable systems that grow your practice ethically and effectively.
The Hidden Dangers of Tech Therapy Contracts: Ethics, Labor, and the Fight for Fair Pay with Liath
In this episode, Miranda, Kelly, and Laith dig into how venture-backed tech companies are transforming the therapy landscape, revealing hidden risks in contracts, ethical dilemmas with AI and client data, and why therapists need to take back their power by making well-informed choices about where they work.
Moving States as a Therapist? Amity Shares Her Private Practice Startup Blueprint
Amity shares how building a private practice shaped around her values—especially peace and balance—helped her overcome burnout, navigate big life transitions, and create a more fulfilling life and career.
Sleep, Chronic Pain, and Overcontrol: How Jessica Found Her Niche in Private Practice
Jessica shares her journey from hospital work to a thriving solo private practice, highlighting the power of specializing, the importance of money mindset, and how everything in running a practice is a skill you can learn.
Integrating Neurodivergence & Culture in an Empowered Therapy Practice with Nina
Nina opens up about her path as a first-generation Vietnamese immigrant psychologist, navigating the loneliness of private practice, and how discovering her and her son’s neurodivergence has not only brought healing and self-acceptance but also reshaped her clinical work—deepening her mission to support others who feel they don’t quite fit in.
Private Practice at Any Age: Wisdom, Aging, and Thriving as a Therapist
In this episode, Melanie opens up about her evolution as a private practice therapist, discussing the challenges and rewards of claiming her worth by raising fees, shifting her schedule and boundaries to accommodate the realities of aging and health, and the profound importance of self-attunement—offering encouragement and honest reflection for clinicians at every stage of their careers.
From Teacher Burnout to Thriving Group Practice: Lessons from Latasha in San Antonio
Latasha shares her journey from burned-out teacher to thriving group practice owner in San Antonio, highlighting how honoring herself and building a sustainable business transformed her life and ability to serve others.
Leading with Heart: Fostering Intimacy in Therapy and Business
Gary shares how focusing on authentic connection and intimacy—both with clients and his staff—has shaped the growth, culture, and success of his multi-state counseling practice.
Carving a Unique Path: Moderation-Focused Counseling with Merrilee
Merrilee shares how building her private practice around a nontraditional niche—helping clients change their relationship with alcohol without abstinence—brought both challenges and fulfillment as she followed her passion and found creative ways to reach those who needed her most.
From Imposter Syndrome to Inspiration in Private Practice with Erinn
Erinn shares her inspiring journey of launching Every Heart Dreams Counseling during the pandemic, building confidence, and finding purpose in helping clients and families navigate life’s challenges.
From Agency Burnout to Private Practice: Jessica on Taking the Leap
Jessica shares her journey of leaving agency work and starting her own private practice from scratch, highlighting the importance of patience, celebrating small wins, and taking consistent action—even before landing her first client.
“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
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