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.
Success Story: Nicole
Nicole specializes in trauma, anxiety, depression, and EMDR therapy in North Austin.
Your Experience with Bootcamp in one sentence: I learned so much, it's truly immeasureable... best decision ever!
How were you feeling before you signed up for bootcamp? : I was feeling very nervous to spend so much on a program, but there really isn't anything else out there that provides the level of support and information that is found in this program. I was so lost and confused... I literally hadn't started anything, didn't have an office, a website... nuthin! I was scared and lacked confidence... I wasn't sure this is what I wanted to do.
Success Story: Amy
Amy helps high-achieving young women who are struggling with anxiety and relationships. She is an attachment-focused therapist in the Los Angeles area with specialized training in CBT, Anxiety therapy, Couples Therapy, and EMDR.
Your Experience with Bootcamp in one sentence: Expert guidance just how and when I needed it, appropriate over years of evolving my practice
How were you feeling before you signed up for bootcamp?: Scared! I had no idea what I was doing. I was afraid I would never find clients, and the idea of building a website totally freaked me out.
Success Story: Emily
Emily specializes in grief, divorce, and anxiety therapy in Oakland, CA.
Your Experience with Bootcamp in one sentence: Going through third bootcamp this fall and learn something new every time!
How were you feeling before you signed up for bootcamp? : I felt like the classic therapist who learned a lot of great counseling skills but almost no business skills in the years of school, practicum, and internships (2006-2015). I knew I needed a comprehensive system, not just a blog post on tips for marketing your private practice.
What is the Absolute FASTEST Way to Fill Your Practice?
To be successful in private practice, you need a steady stream of clients. You can have the most beautiful office, an amazing website, a great location, and fabulous skills to help people, but if nobody is calling... you don’t have a viable business. Here’s the fastest way to fill your practice and change that!
Private Practice Therapist Salary: What a six-figure practice really looks like
How much can you really make in private practice? What’s a therapist’s salary like when they own their own business? Making 6 figures sounds appealing, but what does that really look like?
From Overwhelmed by Private Practice to Clear and Confident with Donna
Donna specializes in Christian counseling, childhood sexual abuse, and pre-marital and marriage counseling in the San Diego area.
Your Experience with Bootcamp in one sentence: I went from overwhelmed to confident, clear and excited about a road map for my practice.
How were you feeling before you signed up for bootcamp?: Inadequate as a business owner. Struggling about fee setting. Keeping a small mindset for my business. Overwhelmed and ill-equipped.
No-Show Policy: The Dos and Don’ts of Client No-Shows in Your Private Practice
The clock ticks past the hour and your client isn’t there. You wait. You stare at the couch (maybe contemplate taking a nap) and your anticipation builds. Are they not showing up for their appointment?
It happens. People miss appointments. Heck, I’ve missed appointments. For some practices it happens often, and for others it’s something they worry will happen. More often than not, the worry is because every late cancellation or no-show has been handled on a case by case basis and there are no processes in place.
Success Story: Elizabeth
Elizabeth specializes in complex trauma, PTSD, EMDR, adult survivors of narcissistic parents, adult survivors of parents with addiction, childhood emotional neglect, and mindfulness meditation and counseling in the Metro Detroit area.
Your Experience with Bootcamp in one sentence: Bootcamp helped me develop confidence, clarity, and courage.
How were you feeling before you signed up for bootcamp? : When I signed up for bootcamp, I was in solo practice and was worried I wasn't doing everything I needed to become successful. I was feeling alone in my business and wasn't sure who to reach out to or where to find information. When I decided to do Bootcamp, I was excited about the possibilities.
8 Mistakes I Made Building a Private Practice
The path to building a private practice is rarely perfect. While most of you know I was able to build a successful private-pay private practice during the recession, many of you don't know all the ways I messed up. The truth is, I tend to look back on things in a glass half-full. Every mistake I made led me to a million great decisions and experiences. But it still doesn't mean I didn't mess up along the way.
Success Story: Kate
Kate provides counseling in Tacoma, WA for 20- and 30-something women who are ready to get unstuck from old patterns and start loving their life. She helps them get clear on who they want to be and what they want in their relationships and work and overcome obstacles to start living that out. She also does faith-based counseling for those who are interested in integrating their spirituality into the clinical work.
Your Experience with Bootcamp in one sentence: Bootcamp has helped better understand my identity not just as a therapist but also a human being, and learn to start valuing who I am and the value I bring clinically and in all areas of my life.
How were you feeling before you signed up for bootcamp?: Excited about wanting to create a private practice, but Overwhelmed and scared when it came to actually turning that into action.
Success Story: Peg
Peg provides trauma and rape counseling in Boulder, CO. She helps girls and women, whose lives have been turned upside down, move from feeling broken or invisible to feeling powerful, in control and fully alive.
Your Experience with Bootcamp in one sentence: Bootcamp is how I starting with only clinical training and passion and built around it a full vision for my business, and a workable plan to implement that which turned into more than I could even dream when I started!
How were you feeling before you signed up for bootcamp? : Determined, but clueless. Capable but lost.
Starting a Group Therapy Practice: Does It Make Sense?
Let’s talk more about expanding into group practice and whether it’s right for you at your current stage!
“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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