Starting a Therapy Private Practice

Starting a private practice can feel like a lot all at once.

This free workbook is for therapists and licensed counselors who are starting, rebuilding, or rethinking private practice and want a clearer map of what matters next.

Inside, you’ll find:

• A practical private practice startup checklist
• Questions to help you think through your business vision, structure, systems, payment model, and boundaries
• A simple private practice marketing map
• A blank marketing map you can customize for your own practice
• Prompts to help you identify what feels stuck, scattered, or unclear

The goal is not to give you one “right” way to build a practice. It’s to help you sort through the moving pieces, notice what you’ve already handled, and decide what deserves your attention next.

This resource is educational and is not legal, accounting, clinical, or state-specific credentialing advice. Requirements vary by location and business model.

Bonus: If you get stuck while working through it, the workbook includes an invitation to a free Business Check-In so you can identify your biggest bottleneck and think through your next useful move.