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Practice Simulatorwhat a California practice actually paysTax & Retirementhow much of your tax bill is optionalGrow Your Practicewhat a client is worth, and where they come fromAssociate Job Advisorcompare AMFT jobs, pay and your 3,000 hours3,000 Hourswhich requirement is holding you upCost of Livingwhat a month costs, and what is leftAll the calculatorsseven, grouped by what they are about
Money
Sole prop or corporationwhy a California therapist cannot form an LLCThe S-corp payroll gapthe $1,248 most comparisons leave outCost of incorporating$800 before you see a clientEstimated taxesfour dates, and one of them is zeroThe backdoor Rothand the balance that ruins itSolo 401(k) or SEPwhich plan lets you put away moreWhat you can deductand the four things that do not workThe home officeboth methods, worked, for telehealthThe pension you give upwhat a low S-corp salary costs laterAll of money →Licensure
Becoming an MFTevery licensure requirement, with its code sectionBBS fees, 2026halved in July, and reverting in 2030Continuing education36 hours, and the 62% that fail the auditAll of licensure →Getting paid
The Rate Gapwhat insurance pays against private payInsurance panelsthe 60-day rule, and which panels are openWhat insurance paysMedicare and Medi-Cal, computed per codeHeadwaywhat it pays, and what it keepsHeadway, Alma or Growfour routes priced at three caseloadsSuperbills and GFEsthe paperwork a private-pay practice owesAll of getting paid →Practice
Working Remotelythe same practice, run from eight placesHiring an associatethe loaded cost and the break-evenLiability insuranceeight programs, what they publish and what people payDiscipline cases48 real BBS decisions, and what each one costSimplePracticewhat the software actually costs, all inTherapyNotes or SimplePracticepriced properly, including the hidden feesAll of practice →Training
MFT programs78 California schools, and what people sayPsyD programsevery doctorate in the state, and what accreditation decidesPsychedelic training16 certificates, and what each one lets you doAll of training →About
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