Welcome to Start Strong: Launching Your MFT Private Practice, a seven-workshop series designed to help marriage and family therapists move confidently from envisioning a private practice to building one. Each approximately 45-minute workshop offers practical, accessible guidance for developing an entrepreneurial mindset, clarifying professional goals, and making informed decisions about the type of practice that best fits your clinical interests, lifestyle, and financial needs.
Throughout the series, participants will explore essential topics such as selecting an office location, establishing a telehealth or hybrid practice, setting appropriate fees, discussing payment expectations with clients, billing and collecting fees, and joining health insurance networks. Whether you are preparing to open your first practice or strengthening an existing one, Starting Strong will provide concrete strategies, useful resources, and actionable steps for creating an ethical, sustainable, and professionally rewarding MFT private practice.
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Session 1: Welcome and First Session
Session 2: Legal, Ethical, and Business Foundations
Session 3: Practice Location and Setting
Session 4: Marketing, Referral Development, and Interacting with Gatekeepers
Session 5: How Much to Charge Per Session
Session 6: Billing, Claims, Superbills, and Getting Paid