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Practice Simulator
$200
24
$138,940reaches your bank account, after every running cost and every tax.
Gross revenue24 clients a week at $200
$250,000
Running coststwelve categories, itemized
−$41,650
Taxself-employment plus California
−$69,410
Reaches your accountafter every cost and every tax
$138,940

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Considering the career · not yet appliedI am thinking about becoming a therapistWhat the degree costs, how long the license takes, and what the work actually pays73 guides →Student or trainee · practicum aheadI am in a master’s programFinding a practicum site, the trainee hour rules, and getting to graduation without losing hours31 guides →Degree awarded · registration pendingI have graduated and I am waiting on my numberThe 90-day rule, Live Scan before you work, and why hours in this window vanish if the order is wrong4 guides →AMFT · ASW · APCCI am registered and building hoursWhich jobs count, what they pay, how to find a supervisor, and what really decides your license date21 guides →LMFT · LCSW · LPCC · solo practiceI am licensed and it is just meWhat to charge, panels or private pay, sole proprietor or corporation, and filling the week19 guides →Employer · supervisor · group practiceI have people working for meHiring an associate and what one really costs, payroll and employer tax, supervision liability, and growth24 guides →
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