Private Practice in Canada

How to Start and Run a Successful Mental Health Practice

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Quick: During your professional training, how many hours were dedicated to establishing a private practice and running a business? If you’re like most people, the answer is either “none” or “almost none.” No surprises, then, that we have a lot of frustration when we set out on our own.

In this webinar designed specifically for Canadian mental health professionals, Dr Randy Paterson (author of Private Practice Made Simple) emphasizes the specifics of defining, establishing, enhancing, and maintaining an effective, remunerative, and enjoyable private practice. The goal is not simply to be inspirational. If you’re contemplating this course, you already have the inspiration. You need the specifics.

  • How can you best define the scope of your service?
  • How do you select, furnish and sound-dampen office space?
  • What are the tax implications?
  • Is payroll difficult to set up?
  • What about GST/HST?
  • What are some things you can do to avoid isolation and burnout?

The intent is to provide you with the detail you need to make your work life simpler and more sustaining. The course is designed both for those contemplating private practice as a potential career option, AND for those already in private practice who want to elevate their business to the next level.

My goal is to have this course pay off for you by a minimum of ten times the registration fee - by saving you money on the expense side, saving you time and sweat on the admin side, and by earning revenues and referrals on the practice side. Can it do that? In fact, I've set myself a very low bar for success. I'll be disappointed if that's all it does for you. It should pay off by a much higher multiple.

So join us and build up a sustainable, enjoyable, and effective private practice!


Your Instructor


Dr Randy Paterson
Dr Randy Paterson

Randy Paterson is the Director of Changeways Clinic and author of The Assertiveness Workbook, How to be Miserable: 40 Strategies You Already Use, Private Practice Made Simple, and Your Depression Map. He is also the lead author of the Changeways Core Program, one of the world's most widely used group therapy treatment protocols for depression, and coauthor of The Antidepressant Skills Workbook. He has presented over 300 workshops on psychotherapy for professional mental health providers across Canada and internationally.


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Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.

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