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.

Paying Attention to What’s Missing with Uriah

Uriah, MFT, found counseling by accident, but it was no accident when he developed his niche and marketing. So even though it took him 14 years to get his schooling and license complete, it was only a short 2 years until he was in private practice and on his way to success.

The now “mostly retired” owner of Guilford Family Counseling, The Focus Club, and the Productive Therapist Directory, shares his hard work and tips to help you achieve your dream practice.

Miranda Palmer 12/4/18 Miranda Palmer 12/4/18

Passive Income Conversations: Using a VA when launching Passive Income

Uriah Guilford, LMFT is a private practice owner and founder of productivetherapist.com He shares his own experience of developing other streams of income and how a virtual assistant can help with the process. He and Kelly have a wonderful conversation that will help inspire you about passive income, while also helping you explore what a virtual assistant can and cannot do.

Miranda Palmer 11/10/15 Miranda Palmer 11/10/15

Virtual Assistants for Therapists

Always love sharing interviews and podcasts with y'all that relate to getting you more confident to create your happy practice! Today we are going to be talking about virtual assistants and outsourcing. We are going to be sharing fun ways you can start outsourcing from the VERY beginning (with a TINY budget) as well as how to interview someone for full-blown outsourcing.

Frances J. Harvey, CPC 3/9/15 Frances J. Harvey, CPC 3/9/15

Guest Post: Why Hire a Virtual Assistant or Online Business Manager

It’s no secret these days that the “Virtual” world has become ever increasingly important and it doesn’t appear that it will slow down any time soon.

I can remember when I got my very first account with AOL and had the World Wide Web in our home. I was totally overwhelmed – and I was pretty computer savvy even back in the early 80’s!

Kelly Higdon 11/18/13 Kelly Higdon 11/18/13

Virtual Assistants for Therapists - Part 1

There was a time when Miranda and I did everything in our business- websites, social media, billing, invoicing, phone calls, ordering, relationship building and the list goes on and on. Really, on and on. But there comes a time in your business, where you need more time, time to do the stuff that only YOU can do - your craft! And in that moment you realize, you need help. A VA is a viable option. Learn more about how to hire one on our blog today.

“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.