Affordable Ways to Start a Canadian Private Practice in 2025 | Ep 157

Fearless Practice

Hey you! Are you thinking about starting a Canadian private practice in 2025? If so, what is going to help you achieve the first step of your dream affordably and hassle-free?

I know exactly what it is like to want to start a Canadian private practice but have no idea how to tackle it. It seems like a mountain of decisions and so many admin tasks. However, I went through it myself, and I’ve put all of my lessons, experiences, and advice into one comprehensive, simple, and free e-course - just for you! And I don’t hold back either. Everything is in there!

If you are curiously excited about the prospect of opening up your practice doors within 2025, listen and read on!

In this episode:

• My journey

• What you need to know before

• Keep the bills in mind

• Create your dream private practice

• Get yourself affordable and effective support

My journey

Being my own boss meant to me that I had the freedom of choice. I wanted the freedom to set my own schedule, to counsel clients with therapeutic modalities that I was passionate about, and because I enjoy a bit of a challenge!

What you need to know before

Of course, before you start your private practice, you want to make sure that you have a Master’s degree in counselling and that you are either certified and/or licensed by your provincial college.

Then, you need to decide whether you want an online or an in-person private practice, or even a hybrid version of these two. If you are strapped for cash when you start out, consider starting with an online private practice to save you some money in the initial stages of your practice.

Or, if you are decided to start as an in-person counsellor, you can contact other practices and see if they are willing to rent out their office space to you on weekends or off-peak hours for you to see your clients.

Keep the bills in mind

Whether you are doing in-person or online therapy, it will help you tremendously to have savings in the bank before you embark on this journey.

If you don’t have a few months of savings in the bank, you can work part-time in another job or practice while you start your own on the side.

Create your dream private practice

Now the fun part begins! Once you have decided on the crucial business steps, you can now start to have some fun with the process and bring everything to fruition one step at a time.

Here are some of the necessary decisions you need to make:

• Liability insurance

• Your niche

• Naming the practice

• Registering your practice

• Building the website

• Choosing an EMR

• Getting professional photos taken

• Designing a logo

• Deciding on the prices for your sessions

• Installing a business phone

• Opening a bank account

Get yourself affordable and effective support

When I started my private practice nine years ago, there was hardly any Canadian-focused content out there for me to learn from. I had to do it all myself from scratch, so I know the feeling of not knowing what to do or how to do it.

Now, after my nine years in private practice, I have put my ideas, experiences, and lessons learned into a free e-course for new Canadian private practice therapists like yourself! In it, you will find all the answers to the questions above and more.

So, if you want to start a private practice in 2025, I recommend you check out this course which will give you everything you need to know to have your practice doors ready to open in six months.

However, if you are eager to start sooner than six months, I have my purchasable workbook that gets you there faster - and it’s under $20 CAD!

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