Starting in Private Practice Part 1 - Fall Date TBD

Working in Private Practice requires you to create a business plan sometimes even as early as your interview. Creating a sustainable business is just as important as working with clients. Our course creates an intimate environment where you have opportunities to receive instruction, collaborate in breakout groups, complete assignments with a small group of other professionals to learn and apply these real world-applicable skills.

This course introduces you to a significant amount of the documents you need to be successful and covers the following concepts in detail:

• Pros and cons of this career path (salaries, flexibility, time investment)

• Essential skills to create the best Business Plan

  • Who is my target audience?

  • What should be my treatment methodology?

  • What is makes me uniquely appealing to clients?

• Finances in Private Practice

  • Revenue

    • How do I choose the right fee?

    • What are other ways I can earn income?

  • Costs

    • What are the basic costs?

    • How do I limit my costs?

  • Profit

    • Complete tools you can use to estimate profit/income

Your Instructor: Jasmeet Bhullar, MA, LMFT

• CEO & Lead Therapist at Align Online Therapy

• Adjunct Faculty at Pepperdine University for 8 years

• 10 years of experience as a therapist in Community Mental Health, Private Practice, Treatment Centers