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.
Streamlining the Virtual Hiring Process
Teresa, founder of Hire Ventures, Inc. in Atlanta, GA, works with small business owners to simplify all things HR and Recruiting.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have made the shift to virtual hiring. Teresa shared with us the impact virtual hiring can have on the onboarding process, and the benefit of defining a successful hiring framework.
Navigating through Chronic Illness, Grief, and Finding Balance Despite a Pandemic
Jacqueline, MA, LMFT provides couples therapy in Milford, CT. She shared with us her Private Practice Success Story of finding balance and success while managing her chronic illness, processing through grief and loss, and adapting her practice during a pandemic.
What I Wish I’d Known Before Investing in a Group Practice
Today we have a special submission from a member of our community. We have been delighted to help this person, and numerous others unravel from an unhealthy group practice dynamic. We are putting together a blog answering your questions about joining a group practice. Read this story, and then share your questions in the comments section so we can answer them in the blog series!
Achieving Stability and Success Amidst Family Crisis with Heather
Heather LMFT, CSAT provides therapy for sex addiction and betrayal trauma in Upland, CA. She shared with us her private practice journey of overcoming and navigating through family crisis, supporting her family on one income, and finding stability in the business she created.
Therapists: It is ok to change... even during a pandemic
This year has been a whirlwind of change, and although change can be a beautiful thing - it can also be quite stressful. As healers, we typically give our whole heart, and are constantly holding ourselves to this higher standard of doing more and being better than the day before. In light of COVID-19, many of us are in a position where we are trying to figure out how to do more with even less.
Business Retreats for Therapists
Business retreats and personal retreats may conjure up images of getting out of town, relaxing without distraction at a beautiful spa or golf course - something that feels impossible to do right now. But, a business retreat is a necessity, not a luxury, and it is something that can be done with little to no budget even during trying times like a quarantine.
Overcoming Barriers to Financial Freedom with Tiffany
When Tiffany began her business journey in 2016, she knew she wanted to build a private practice, but also wanted to do impact work on the side that would truly scale her income, and thus heytiffany.com was created! Tiffany spoke with us about the various sociocultural variables and barriers that therapists must overcome to not only make a positive impact in our clients lives, but to live the life that we want with the income we deserve.
Finding Accountability and Revamping Your Private Practice with Danielle
Danielle shared with us her private practice success story of finding the accountability she needed to revamp her practice after 8 years as a business owner! Danielle's practice had already shifted from part-time to full-time, but she found herself overworked and overwhelmed with the business side of things - until she joined Bootcamp three years ago. Since Bootcamp, she has hit TWO five figure months, something she had never done in all her years in private practice.
Tiffany Almost Doubled Her Income... Again
Tiffany was feeling defeated, hopeless, frustrated, and alone. She had all the knowledge and passion but zero concept of how to run a successful business. She was looking for answers.
When we first talked to Tiffany on the phone, she shared that her practice was all over the place. It would move from 20 clients to 8 clients, then back up to 12, without any rhyme or reason. She was feeling scared and was looking at part-time jobs to give her consistent income while she built her practice. She was hesitant to invest in her practice financially, a little worried about whether she’d really commit to implementing.
Gaining Confidence and Control in Private Practice
Lisa, MA, LPCC, BC-DMT, is a dance movement therapist and licensed professional clinical counselor who offers help with anxiety and depression in San Francisco, CA.
She shared her story of transitioning from a clinical case manager with misaligned work and a part-time private practice to a happy, confident full-time business owner.
Shifting from Agency Work to Private Practice After 13 Years
Melissa, LCSW provides teletherapy for pre-teens , teens & adults in Arlington, TX. She helps pre-teens, teens & adults overcome intense emotions in order to feel empowered and confident.
Melissa shared with us how Bootcamp helped give her the tools and encouragement to step out into Private Practice after thirteen years of agency work.
Finding Balance and Freedom in Virtual Therapy
Jamie, LPC practices virtual psychotherapy with adults, individually or with families/partners in Conway, AR.
Jamie shared with us how she overcame “shiny-object syndrome", so she could truly focus on what mattered most in her life and business. Jamie always knew she wanted to work free of location, but was struggling to find her center and create the vision she desired, until she joined Bootcamp.
“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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