Build a Thriving, Sustainable Private Practice

Without Burning Out or Selling Your Soul

Your practice deserves to thrive - and so do you.

You became a therapist to help people - not to drown in admin, undercharge out of guilt, or build a practice that leaves you exhausted. But private practice is a business, and when you don’t have the right foundations (because, let’s be honest, most counselling courses never taught them), it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, underpaid, and unsupported.


In this training, Building a Thriving Therapy Practice: Business Strategy for Therapists, Tamara Howell shows you how to blend therapeutic wisdom with practical business strategy so you can create a financially sustainable, values-led, life-first practice that supports you, your clients, and your wellbeing.

Mission, Vision & Value

From the “I help…” framework to defining the kind of practice you want to build, you’ll learn how to craft a mission rooted in ethics, and identify the core values that guide your work.

Fact-Based Fee Setting (No Shame. No “Charge Your Worth.” Just Numbers.)

Learn Tamara’s approach to neutral, fact-based fee setting. Calculate your desired salary without guilt.

Build a Life-First Practice (Not a Work-First One)

Learn Tamara’s framework for sustainability - financial and energetic - and explore exercises that help you build your practice around your life.

Build Your Referral Network (The Sustainable Way)

Instead of relying on algorithms or hustling online, build value-based referral relationships and create your own ecosystem of support, guidance, and opportunity.

Create Inclusive, Accessible Spaces

Understand and develop your own inclusivity commitments, accessibility features and “The world should have…” statements that are personal to you.

Implement Systems that Reduce Stress and Overwhelm

Stop fighting with your to-do list. Start building sustainable systems for intake, enquries, discharge, payments and cancellations.

Foundations Every Private Practice Absolutely Needs

Build fundamentals that make your practice legitimate, safe, and sustainable including support networks, SOPs & systems.

LEARN FROM EXPERIENCED PRIVATE PRACTICE OWNERS

Includes stories and reflections from Pod members and Tamara's private practice experience.

Meet Your Guide: Tamara Howell, Integrative Psychotherapist

In this masterclass, Tamara brings stories from 15+ years in private practice and the shared wisdom of therapists in her coaching programmes. She’s a therapist, course creator, paperwork enthusiast, and founder of The Practice Pod, where therapists learn how to build sustainable, ethical, life-first businesses - without burnout, gimmicks, or incongruent marketing techniques.

Who This Is For

This training is for you if you’re a:

  • New therapist who wants to start strong
  • Established practitioner who needs clearer systems
  • Therapist returning from leave or rebuilding after burnout
  • Neurodivergent therapist who needs structure that honours your energy
  • International therapist navigating regulations in different locations
  • Values-led clinician who wants ethical, sustainable business strategy

If you’ve ever felt underprepared, overwhelmed, or under-supported in private practice, you’re in the right place.

What Therapists Are Saying About This Way of Working

Emma H.

The fee-setting work changed how I see myself and my business forever.

Lisa

I joined Tamara’s network during Covid and my practice has flourished ever since.

Chris O.

This way of working has been the most significant factor in my practice’s sustainability.

Ready to Build Your Thriving, Sustainable Practice?

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WATCH THE TRAINING NOW
  • 35 minute video training with slides and closed captions 
  • Includes sketchnote download 
  • Workbook included 
  • Slides, sketchnote and workbook based on the presentation delivered by Tamara at 2024 Masters Events Oxford 
from £110
ONE-TO-ONE COACHING WITH TAMARA
  • Strategic, compassionate and encouraging guidance
  • Consultation on limited topics including Business Fundamentals, International Therapy Practice  and Sustainability

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