Category: Strategic Planning
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Should You Remain Private Pay? Before You Change Your Business Model, Ask Yourself These Questions
As Illinois HB 1085 brings the prospect of higher reimbursement rates for many commercially insured psychotherapy services, I have started hearing a new question from private-pay practice owners: Should I join insurance panels?
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Margin as Stewardship: Building Financial Stability That Supports Care
The second challenge we face as psychotherapy practice owners is financial stability. The second in a 3-part series that explores guilt, margin, and sustainable leadership in psychotherapy practice.
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Year-End Review for Therapy Practice Owners: Finding the Learning in What Actually Happened
This article guides therapy practice owners through a practical year-end review process that uncovers valuable insights and patterns. Learn how to examine your practice numbers, operations, team dynamics, and your own experience as an owner.
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Top 8 Business Struggles for Therapy Practice Owners in 2025
51 therapy practice owners shared their biggest business struggles with me, and the challenges were remarkably similar: no time for planning, declining referrals, financial confusion, and trying to build systems while already overwhelmed. This post breaks down the 8 most common struggles and shares what actually helps.
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Crisis Management for Therapy Practices: Inner Ducks First
If you’re feeling the weight of an impending crisis or uncertainty in your practice, pause before throwing money at tactics. Get your inner ducks in a row first—clarity, calm, confidence.
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Therapy Practice Profitability: Are You Scaling for Growth or Chasing Revenue?
The problem might not be how hard you’re working, but your approach to scaling for growth. You may want to consider strategies for scaling your therapy practice to optimize for profitability.
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Walk the Talk: Vision and Values Drive Your Practice
I believe that vision and values drive your practice. When I decided to start a practice to offer consulting services to practice owners, I did what I often advise my clients to do.
