Private Practice Consulting
Stop guessing at the business side of private practice.
For therapists, coaches, and other helping professionals who are great at the work and unsure how to start, budget, plan, and grow the business around it. From someone who has spent more than two decades building private practice.
Not sure how to set up the business
No clear budget or fees
No plan for finding clients
Unsure how, or when, to scale
A practice set up on purpose
A budget and fees that work
A plan to attract your clients
A path to scale without burning out
Same clinical skills. A business built to hold them.
Answer 5 quick questions. See your path to a practice that works.
About 60 seconds. You will get a personalized plan and see how the Private Practice Launch Accelerator can help based on what you need.
Clinical training teaches you to help people. Almost nobody teaches you to run the business.
They never taught you this in grad school
Most programs and trainings focus on the clinical work. Setting up, budgeting, pricing, and finding clients are usually left for you to figure out on your own.
Guessing is expensive
Every month of trial and error costs you time, money, and caseload you don't get back. Good decisions early are far cheaper than fixes later.
You don't have to do it alone
Someone who has built and run a private practice for more than two decades can shorten your learning curve and keep you from the common mistakes.
Being a skilled helper and running a sustainable practice are two different skills. The second one is much faster to learn with someone beside you.
Everything between the idea and a full caseload.
Consulting is built around your situation, so the order and depth change with where you are. These are the areas we work through.
Starting the practice
Getting the foundations in place: how to set up your practice, what to decide first, and what can wait.
Budgeting and pricing
Knowing what it costs to run your practice, what to charge, and what you need to earn so the numbers work.
Planning
A clear plan with goals and milestones, so you know what to do this month and next instead of reacting.
Attracting clients
Positioning yourself, getting found, and building a marketing and referral approach that fits you.
Private-pay confidence
Setting up and running a private-pay practice, including how to talk about your fees without flinching.
Scaling
When and how to grow: a fuller caseload, higher fees, or new offers, without burning out.
Starting a practice or already running one? Get your Business Health Score.
See where you stand across seven areas, get your ranked priorities and a clear plan for what to do next.
- Seven areas
- Ranked priorities
- Get results in less than 5 minutes
Consulting from someone who built it, and still runs it.
Dr. Richard Mills-Malangone is a therapist, educator, and private practice owner who has spent more than two decades working in and building private practice. He now runs Laike Rising Therapy, serving clients in Indianapolis, New York City, and online.
He's sharing what he learned about starting, budgeting, planning, and scaling, so you don't have to learn it the slow way.
From first conversation to a practice that holds up.
Book a free consultation
A conversation about where you are, what you want your practice to become, and whether we are a fit.
Map where you stand
We look at your situation, your goals, and the gaps between them, so the work starts with what matters most.
Build your plan
A concrete, prioritized plan covering setup, budget, fees, and how you will find and keep clients.
Put it to work
Work through the plan with support, adjusting as you go, so the practice you build actually holds up.
Format, timeline, and pricing are covered on your free consultation, because they depend on what you need.
Build your private practice with a community beside you.
The Therapist Collective is a community for practitioners building private practices. Get live support, meet peers who understand the journey, and network with leading practitioners.
- Live support from leading experts
- A community of peers who get it
- Networking with leading practitioners
One-on-one consulting, or a guided program. Pick the support that fits.
Consulting is personal and built around your situation. The Private Practice Launch Accelerator is a structured, 12-week path from where you are to a sustainable private practice.
Not sure which is right for you? Bring the question to your free consultation.
The Private Practice Launch Accelerator™
A 12-week experience designed to help therapists move from overwhelmed and uncertain to confidently building a sustainable private practice.
Ten digital tools built for private practice.
Not generic business templates. These are assessments, scores and calculators made for therapists, coaches and helping professionals who run their own practice. Tap any bonus to see what it does.
Built for helping professionals ready to build a practice that lasts.
This is for you if…
YesYou're starting a private practice and don't know where to begin.
You're already in practice but unsure about budgeting, fees, or planning.
You're a therapist, coach, or other helping professional.
You want to grow and scale without burning out.
You want someone who has built a private practice to walk you through it.
You're ready to take action, not just collect information.
This is NOT for you if…
NoYou're looking for clinical supervision toward licensure or certification. That's a separate service.
You want a quick fix with no work on your end.
You're not planning to run a private practice or business.
You're just looking for the cheapest option you can find.
You'd rather figure it all out alone and are happy with how that's going.
You're not ready to look honestly at your numbers.
Start where you are. Grow into what's next.
Four levels of support, from community to executive advisory. Join at the level that fits today, and move up as your practice grows.
The Independent Therapist Collective
MembershipA community of therapists building and growing their practices, with ongoing support from people on the same path.
Therapists exploring private practice, or graduates who want continued support.
What’s included- Connect and engage with other members in the community
- Monthly Q&A
- Basic resources
- Discounts on offerings, courses, and experiences
- The 12-week live experience
- Live hot seats
- Individualized support with 12 weeks of coaching
- Strategy to scale beyond solo practice
Private Practice Launch Accelerator
Flagship 12-week live experienceA guided, start-to-finish build of your private practice, with live hot seats along the way. This is the signature transformation.
Therapists ready to leave agency work and build their own practice.
What’s included- Connect and engage with other members in the community
- Monthly Q&A
- Basic resources
- Discounts on offerings, courses, and experiences
- The 12-week live experienceBusiness formation, website, EHR and policies, financial systems, marketing, and about 10 active clients
- Live hot seats
- Individualized support with 12 weeks of coaching
- Strategy to scale beyond solo practice
Private Practice Strategy Coaching
Individualized supportEverything in Launch, with one-on-one coaching alongside it for personalized guidance, problem-solving, and accountability.
Accelerator students or practice owners facing unique challenges.
What’s included- Connect and engage with other members in the community
- Monthly Q&A
- Basic resources
- Discounts on offerings, courses, and experiences
- The 12-week live experience
- Live hot seats
- Individualized support with 12 weeks of coachingOne-on-one coaching for faster decisions and solutions to your specific business obstacles
- Strategy to scale beyond solo practice
CEO Advisory
Executive coachingEverything above, built for practice owners who are ready to scale: executive coaching and strategic planning to grow beyond solo practice.
Therapists with successful practices who want to scale their impact and income.
What’s included- Connect and engage with other members in the community
- Monthly Q&A
- Basic resources
- Discounts on offerings, courses, and experiences
- The 12-week live experience
- Live hot seats
- Individualized support with 12 weeks of coaching
- Strategy to scale beyond solo practiceBuild a group practice, expand your services, develop additional income streams, and create a long-term professional legacy
What to know before you book.
Who is this consulting for?
Therapists, coaches, and other helping professionals who are starting or growing a private practice. You do not need to be a therapist to benefit.
I haven't started yet. Is it too early?
Not at all. Starting before you launch is often easiest, because decisions about setup, budget, and fees are simpler to get right at the beginning than to fix later.
I'm already in practice. Can this still help?
Yes. Budgeting, pricing, planning, and scaling matter at every stage, and many practices get stuck at the same points no matter how long they have been open.
Is this clinical supervision?
No. This is business consulting for the practice side of your work. If you want clinical supervision toward licensure or AASECT certification, see the Clinical Supervision and Sex Therapy Supervision pages.
How many people do you work with?
Seats are very limited so that each person gets real attention. When they are full, there is a waitlist.
What happens on the free consultation?
We talk about where you are, what you want your practice to become, and whether consulting is the right fit. You leave with a clearer picture of your next step either way.
Do you give legal, tax, or financial advice?
No. Consulting draws on real experience running a practice. For legal, tax, and accounting specifics, work with a licensed attorney or accountant.
Book your free consultation.
Just a conversation. We'll talk through:
- Where your practice is today
- What you want it to become
- What's getting in the way
- Whether consulting is the right fit
