The Five Things to Understand Before you Start Private Practice
A practical 90-minute roadmap for therapists. £17 until Wednesday.
Most therapists were never taught the business side of private practice.
We were taught how to work safely and effectively with clients but not how to find those clients, set a sustainable fee, manage risk independently or understand what HMRC expects from us.
That is why starting private practice can feel exciting and slightly terrifying at the same time.
On Monday, I’m running a live 90-minute workshop:
The Five Things to Understand Before You Take the Leap into Private Practice
Monday 27 July
6:00–7:30 pm BST
Live on Zoom, with a 48-hour recording
We’ll cover the five foundations of a safe, sustainable practice:
Referrals: where clients actually come from
Professional safety: rebuilding the structures you had around you in employed work
Data, ICO and GDPR: what needs to be in place
Sustainable fees: how to know whether the numbers work
HMRC and money: the basic systems to establish from the beginning
There will be lots of Q&A time, so bring the questions you have been quietly carrying about fees, first clients, referrals and making the transition from employed work.
You do not need to have started yet. In fact, the earlier you understand these foundations, the less you may need to unpick later.
This is just a part of the roadmap. The course is where you build it properly. If it turns out there's more to sort than you realised, Getting Started in Private Practice is the full course that helps you rebuild your foundations at your own pace starts again in September. The waiting list is open now, but this workshop is the natural first step.
The workshop is £17 until Wednesday 22 July, then £27.
Paid Therapists Corner members can attend at no additional cost. The link will be sent out later this week
Private practice does not need to be built through guesswork or alone.
Sarah