Suitable for those new to private practice as well as established and successful private practitioners; mentoring can be a valuable aid in developing and enhancing your private practice.

Unfortunately, most graduates of counselling, allied health and psychology have limited practical and theoretical knowledge about how to operate and successfully manage the business aspects of their private practice. This is vital even if your practice is half a day per week. Whilst many are brilliant clinicians, often with years of experience, they may struggle with where to start or who to turn to for advice when they decide to take the exciting step into the world of private practice. This can lead to sub-par business practices and some may end up working much harder than they need to, to stay afloat. Great clinicians are not always great business operators and at Solana we seek to set to address this important issue.

Solana Psychology is constantly refining and reviewing our practice model and procedures and continually referencing best practice models in business development and growth. We believe in the power of establishing networks of support and genuinely believe there is an abundance of enough and opportunities for all.

Solana private practice mentoring and coaching may be able to assist you in the following key areas:

• Establishing the feasibility of your private practice
• Setting up your private practice (business structure, website, practice management software, taking payment and basic policies)
• Marketing, advertising and promotion, including promoting your niche area of interest
• Motivation and momentum
• Building systems, processes and procedures
• Slow or rapid business growth.
• Working through obstacles and barriers to growth
• Support managing sub-contractors
• Managing your admin team
• Mentoring for established private practitioners who wish to renew their interests and passion for their private practice
• Working through mental blocks associated with your business
• Support around absences from your practice (planned or unplanned)
• Managing burnout and vicarious traumatisation
• Support around issues connected to professional isolation
• Build upon your practice by creating resources that expand your reach while freeing up your time and increasing your income.
• Delegation
• Hiring an admin person or virtual assistant

Solana private practice mentoring is not a substitute for qualified legal, accounting or financial advice and we encourage all practitioners in private practice to seek their own qualified advice before entering into private practice, either prior to or in conjunction with our mentoring.

Solana private practice mentoring is available via Zoom for those unable to access our consultations in Brunswick, Melbourne.

Email Shanti at shantim@solanapsychology.com to book an initial consultation on setting up and growing your private practice business.