How to Open Your Own Private Practice
Learn the essential legal, ethical, clinical, and business foundations for successfully launching and sustaining a private practice.
Description
How to Open Your Own Private Practice is a three-hour continuing education training designed to provide play therapists and mental health professionals with the knowledge and practical tools needed to establish and sustain a successful private practice. Participants will explore essential business foundations, including business planning, budgeting, business structures, insurance, financial considerations, legal and ethical responsibilities, and practice management systems. The course also examines strategies for developing a sustainable practice through effective operations, client management, and long-term business planning. Participants will leave with a practical roadmap for launching, organizing, and growing a private practice while maintaining professional and ethical standards.
ONLY NBCC CEs

League of Extraordinary Adlerian Play Therapists (LEAPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7402. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. League of Extraordinary Adlerian Play Therapists (LEAPT) is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Agenda
12:00 pm Start
3:15 pm End
Objectives
- Identify the essential legal, ethical, and regulatory requirements for establishing a private practice.
- Develop a business plan that incorporates budgeting, business structure, insurance, and financial planning for a sustainable therapy practice.
- Describe key practice management systems that support efficient scheduling, client management, and business operations.
- Identify strategies for establishing and growing a successful private practice through effective business planning and operational management.
- Create an individualized action plan outlining the steps necessary to launch or expand a private practice.