Which stage are you in your private practice?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  How long have you been in private practice?

  • A.
    I haven't started a private practice and I don't think I will for awhile.
  • B.
    I haven't started a private practice but I've been taking baby steps towards it.
  • C.
    I've recently started a practice and still building my caseload of clients.
  • D.
    I've ran a practice for awhile and now I want to hire employees or independent contractors.
  • E.
    I've ran a practice for awhile and now I want to add passive income streams to the business.
• 2.
  What is the biggest challenge you are facing in your practice currently?

  • A.
    Feeling I don't know enough to go into private practice.
  • B.
    Overwhelm with how to set up my practice.
  • C.
    Filling my schedule.
  • D.
    I spent more time in my practice then on my practice.
  • E.
    Burnout due to working excessive number of hours.
• 3.
  What's your next biggest goal?

  • A.
    To learn more about different therapeutic approaches or modalities.
  • B.
    To successfully setup and open a practice.
  • C.
    To increase your current client caseload in your practice.
  • D.
    To effectively and efficiently hire and/or manage employees or independent contractors in your practice.
  • E.
    To add passive income streams inside of your practice.
• 4.
  What matters to you the most?

  • A.
    Building confidence in my therapeutic skills
  • B.
    Being my own boss
  • C.
    Growing my practice with one-to-one clients
  • D.
    Being the boss of my own group or multidisciplinary practice
  • E.
    Gaining flexibility and freedom over my calendar
• 5.
  What would be your ultimate dream?

  • A.
    Providing therapy to clients - it doesn't matter to me if it's in my own practice or not.
  • B.
    Having my own private practice.
  • C.
    Having a full client caseload.
  • D.
    Running a group or multidisciplinary practice.
  • E.
    Stepping away from one-to-one therapy and having income that flows into my practice passively.
• 6.
  Regardless if you've already started your practice or not, how long have you been a therapist?

  • A.
    I'm not a therapist but maybe one day!
  • B.
    I'm an aspiring therapist who's currently taking education towards becoming one.
  • C.
    I've been a therapist for less than 2 years.
  • D.
    I've been a therapist for 2-5 years.
  • E.
    I've been a therapist for more than 5 years.

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  You're in the Star-Gazer Stage

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  You're in the Star-Gazer stage of private practice. You’re either aspiring to become a therapist or you're working as a therapist as an employee or independent contractor for someone else. You’re goal is to one day open a private practice but you don’t feel ready just quite yet.At the moment, you're building your clinical skills and your main focus is to enhance your therapeutic knowledge. You may even be experiencing imposter syndrome or self-doubt about your ability to start and work one your own in private practice. Due to this, you may be using learning opportunities that build upon your clinical skills as a way to gain confidence so that you’ll on day feel ready to take the leap into solo practice.Your main focus: Building Clinical Skills"Your attitude, your action, and your perseverance are the drivers for your inevitable success" - Kayla DasBelow is your personalized playlist of the Designer Practice Podcast to help you with building your clinical skills:Episode 30:Working with BIPOC and Immigrant Clients: Depathologizing Collectivistic Values with Ting Ting PanEpisode 40:How EMDR Intensives Can Transform Your Time, Clinical Outcomes & Income with Carolyn SoloEpisode 61:How to Use CBT with Autistic Adults with Tara McRaeEpisode 117:How to Have an Anti-Oppressive & Anti-Colonial Approach in Your Practice with Mish Kumar-JonsonEpisode 138EMDR-GRIEF: A Revolutionary Technique for Managing Grief with Krista HelmanEpisode 164Narrative Therapy: Helping Couples with Affair Recovery with Jodi AmanBonus Quiz:Which Therapy Modality Training to Start With?Want to listen to more episodes of the Designer Practice Podcast?Follow the Designer Practice Podcast on Apple Podcast or Spotify.Also, check out our free Private Practice Therapists community on Facebook.Click the button below to join:
• 2.
  You're in the Developer Stage

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  You're in the Developer stage of private practice. You are either aspiring to become a therapist or you're working as a therapist as an employee or independent contractor for someone else. But you've recently taken baby steps towards starting your private practice.At the moment, you're struggling with the business side of starting your private practice and you're constantly searching for the next and best tool or strategy to ensure you set your practice up 'right.’ You may be feeling overwhelmed with the process and even caught in a cycle of overthinking and over-researching that ultimately leads to procrastination.Your main focus: Practice Start-up Strategies and Managing Procrastination"Your attitude, your action, and your perseverance are the drivers for your inevitable success" - Kayla DasBelow is your personalized playlist of the Designer Practice Podcast to help you with procrastination and setting up your private practice.Episode 11:Pivot over Passion: Redefining Private Practice SuccessEpisode 29:5 Strategies for Managing ProcrastinationEpisode 67:How to Handle No Shows and Late CancellationsEpisode 70:Is Private Practice Worth It? The Pros and Cons of Private PracticeEpisode 124:Client Referrals vs. Retention: Responsibilities of Group Practices & Independent ContractorsWant to listen to more episodes of the Designer Practice Podcast?Follow the Designer Practice Podcast on Apple Podcast or Spotify.Also, check out our free Private Practice Therapists community on Facebook.Click the button below to join:
• 3.
  You're in the Entrepreneur Stage

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  You're in the Entrepreneur stage of private practice. You've opened your private practice but you're still building up your client caseload.At the moment, your biggest challenge is filling up your calendar with clients and your main focus is finding and implementing effective marketing strategies; however, you don’t know which strategies to spend your time and effort on. You may also be struggling with putting yourself out there and that’s prevented you from using certain marketing strategies. Your goal is to increase your client caseload so that you have a full schedule each week and grow your practice.Your main focus: Implementing Effective Marketing Strategies to Build Caseload"Your attitude, your action, and your perseverance are the drivers for your inevitable success" - Kayla DasBelow is your personalized playlist of the Designer Practice Podcast to help you with marketing your private practice so you increase your client caseload:Episode 22:How Choosing a Niche Can Help you Grow your Private PracticeEpisode 24:7 Ways to Optimize Your Psychology Today ProfileEpisode 54:4 Steps for Creating a Lasting Referral RelationshipEpisode 69:Should Social Media Be Where You Spend Your Time Marketing?Episode 127:Empathy-Based Marketing: A Revolutionary Approach to Practice MarketingEpisode 146:A Surprising Marketing Strategy That I'll Be Doing More Of in 2026Want to listen to more episodes of the Designer Practice Podcast?Follow the Designer Practice Podcast on Apple Podcast or Spotify.Also, check out our free Private Practice Therapists community on Facebook.Click the button below to join:
• 4.
  You're in the Director Stage

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  You're in the Director stage of private practice. You have a successful and thriving private practice filled with one-to-one clients but you're wanting to expand your business by hiring and managing other practitioners.At the moment, you are working more in your practice than you are on your practice. Your goal is to start hiring and managing other practitioners so that you can work less clinical hours, serve more clients, and still increase your practice profits. You want to build a group or multidisciplinary practice but you don’t know the steps to take in building a team.Your main focus: Hiring and Managing Employees or Independent Contractors"Your attitude, your action, and your perseverance are the drivers for your inevitable success" - Kayla DasBelow is your personalized playlist of the Designer Practice Podcast to help you with hiring, onboarding and managing a team:Episode 38:Employee vs. Independent Contractor: Which is best for you and your practiceEpisode 80:How to Develop a Positive Work Culture in Your PracticeEpisode 87:5 Strategies to Get the Right Applicants for the JobEpisode 106:7 Most Overlooked Things When Conducting Hiring InterviewsEpisode 121:Therapist Payment Splits: What's a Fair Payment Split in Practice?Episode 124:Client Referrals vs. Retention: Responsibilities of Group Practices & Independent ContractorsWant to listen to more episodes of the Designer Practice Podcast?Follow the Designer Practice Podcast on Apple Podcast or Spotify.Also, check out our free Private Practice Therapists community on Facebook.Click the button below to join:
• 5.
  You're in the Advancer Stage

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  You're in the Advancer stage of private practice. You have a successful and thriving practice filled with clients but you're wanting to gain flexibility and freedom over your schedule.At the moment, you are working more in your practice than you are on your practice. Your goal is to spend less time working and more time doing the things that you love to do outside of your practice. You may even be feeling burnt out as you're struggling with balancing work and life. You’d love to spend more time doing things other than working in your business. However, you don’t know how to build income streams in your practice, other than providing one-to-one therapy.Your main focus: Overcoming Burnout and Building Passive Income Streams inside Your Practice"Your attitude, your action, and your perseverance are the drivers for your inevitable success" - Kayla DasBelow is your personalized playlist of the Designer Practice Podcast to help you with overcoming burnout and building passive income streams inside of your practice:Episode 20:5 Reasons to Start a Blog for Your Private PracticeEpisode 109:8 Steps for Creating an Online Course to SellEpisode 126:How to Create a Self-Help WorkbookEpisode 154:The Power of Passive Income: How One Passive Income Stream Can Free Up Your TimeEpisode 155:The Passive Income Pathway: The Nuts & Bolts of Passive IncomeBonus QuizWhich Passive Income Stream to Add to your Therapy or Counselling PracticeWant to listen to more episodes of the Designer Practice Podcast?Follow the Designer Practice Podcast on Apple Podcast or Spotify.Also, check out our free Private Practice Therapists community on Facebook.Click the button below to join: