For licensed California therapists · the practice years

Renewal and practice tools for California therapists.

In short

What do I need now that I am licensed in California?

Renewal planners, practice calculators and professional support

Choose your license before starting a renewal plan

Renewal planning, practice tools and professional support for California therapists.

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Renewal tools

Choose the planner for your license.

Open the relevant planner to check its scope, current sources and saved-record options.

LMFT, LCSW or LPCC renewalOpen the BBS license-renewal planner.Psychologist renewalOpen the psychologist CPD planner.Professional supportFind associations, peer consultation and support resources.

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Tools for running your practice.

Written for the solo LMFT in private practice. Where a rule differs for a group practice or another license, the page says so and links the difference.

What needs my attention this week?A private browser-only desk for administrative tasks, saved tools, and a five-question weekly review What will my practice actually pay me?Your rate and caseload run live — gross to net, after expenses and tax Are insurance panels worth joining?What each payer actually reimburses per code, against your private-pay rate Sole proprietorship or professional corporation?The whole decision worked on your numbers, with the payroll gap most comparisons skip What insurance does the practice itself need?Eight malpractice programs compared on what they publish and what people actually pay

16 selected resources

Selected resources for somebody already licensed.

A starting selection for this stage. Search all resources for another license, topic or task.

California LMFT CEU Requirements: 36 Hours for RenewalCheck LMFT continuing-education requirements and the completion records to keep for renewal.California Therapist Insurance Reimbursement Rates 2026What each payer actually reimburses, computed per code - before you decide which panels are worth it.California Therapist Specialty Training PlannerCompare the full specialty-training cost with your renewal needs before choosing an optional program.California Therapist Training & CE DirectoryCheck the 36-hour renewal requirement before comparing 28 dated specialty-training records.California Therapy Practice SimulatorWhat your practice actually pays you at your rate and caseload, after expenses and tax - live, in the browser.California telehealth rules for therapists: what changed in 2026What the 1 January 2026 amendment changed (two subdivisions) and what it did not - plus what naming the Security Rule asks of a solo practice.Can a California Therapist Work Remotely? The Board says yesThe same practice run from eight places - what moving does to your license, your taxes and your clients.Cost of Living for California TherapistsWhat a month costs where you practice, against what your caseload brings in - the relocation arithmetic.Grow Your Therapy PracticeWhat a client is worth at your rate, and which of three channels actually fills a caseload.Headway Therapy for Providers: What It Pays and What It KeepsWhat Headway pays and what it keeps, priced at real caseloads - read before signing.Liability insurance for a California therapy practice — Therapist SupportEight malpractice programs compared on what they publish and what people actually pay.Out-of-state psychologist license in California: categories and hoursIf you are moving an existing psychologist license here: which Board category, hour proof and examination sequence applies.SimplePractice for California therapistsWhat the software actually costs all-in at your caseload, including the fees the pricing page skips.The BBS advertising rule, effective April 2026: a checklistThree things every ad must carry since April 2026 - and the seven ways the Board's own examples show profiles failing.Therapist Tax Strategy CaliforniaThe whole tax decision worked on your numbers - sole prop against the corporation, with the payroll gap most comparisons leave out.What actually gets a California therapist disciplined48 real Board decisions and what each one cost - most begin with paperwork, not with clients.

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The statutes the practice runs on

This page is a door, not advice. Every rule above is quoted and sourced in full on the pages it links; where this stage touches money or law, those pages link the statute rather than summarizing it. Nothing here is legal or tax advice.