Two couples a week change the date
Your relational-hour requirement is pacing 11 weeks behind total experience.
Run the scenario →Product vision · public preview
The California therapist operating system.
A vision for turning hundreds of checked guides and calculators into one connected professional journey—from choosing a degree to building a group practice.
In short
What could the next generation of Therapist Support become?
A visual product and architecture preview
Open the complete 12-page PDF proposal
321source pages today
17calculators today
58California counties
800hproposed build
01 · Target architecture
Pages bring people in. Connected tools make the site indispensable.
The site keeps its independent, checked California information. Underneath it, a common evidence and calculation platform makes every guide more useful.
Life-stage entrancesStart with the decision
Choose the careerROI · time · fit
Choose a schooltrue cost · outcomes
Earn hoursjobs · supervision
Get licensedforms · exams
Build a practicefee · payer · entity
Grow or leadhiring · wealth
↓
Decision enginesOne profile, many tools
My Pathmilestones
Decision Labscomparisons
Money Spineshared inputs
Compliancedeadlines
Document Studiolocal worksheets
California Atlascounty intelligence
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Trust substrateThe difficult-to-copy moat
Source graphclaim → authority
Program dataschool · practicum
Labor dataemployer · pay
Payer datacontract · rate
Change monitorrules · forms
Review systemexperts · corrections
Findthe right source
Decidewith personal numbers
Completethe associated work
Returnwhen something changes
02 · Concept A
My California Path
A no-account, local-first professional path that follows someone from school selection through licensure, practice ownership and supervision.
Therapist SupportMy pathExplore CaliforniaDecision toolsChanges
Your California path · stored only on this device
Good morning, Maya.
Your license clock is moving.
AMFT · Oakland · 14 months into supervised experience. Your hours, job economics, deadlines and California opportunities are connected.
May 2028projected eligibility at your current mix
1,741 of 3,000 hours · relational hours are the constraint
CompleteDegree awardedMay 2025
CompleteAMFT registeredAugust 2025
CurrentAccruing hours58% projected
NextApplicationMay 2028
Renewal is 74 days away
Fee, education, address check and the exact BBS source in one checklist.
Open checklist →Three better-fit employers
Supervision, compensation, PSLF status and commute compared.
Compare employers →Stored only on this device · export or erase at any time · never enter client information
03 · Concepts B–H
A family of California Decision Labs
Each tool takes a consequential question, exposes the tradeoff and links every assumption to evidence.
Which degree has the lowest true cost?
ProgramTotal costBreak-even
Public program$73k3.1 years
Private program A$142k7.4 years
More pay—or six months faster?
+$6,840
Annual cost of choosing the faster route, after benefits, cancelations, unpaid work and supervision.
real hourlylicense datePSLFbenefits
What is this contract worth after friction?
ChannelNet/hourDelay
Panel B$9118 days
Aggregator$847 days
What must I do next—and why?
74 daysAMFT renewalRequired
96 daysCAQH attestationPayer
Jan 15CA estimate30%
When does the first hire pay back?
3 clinicians
Break-even after payroll loading, supervision, office capacity and displaced owner time.
Show the bottleneck, not just profit
What changed for my license and practice?
BBS feeChangedJuly 1
CE ruleUnchangedChecked
Payer formNew versionAction
Where does my license create the best opportunity?
Alamedapay + demandFresnocost advantageHumboldtshortage signalLos AngelesvolumeRiversidegrowthSan Diegotraining density
58 counties · pay · cost · license density · jobs · schools · payers04 · Architecture option B
An alternate front door: start with a decision
Keep the current topic navigation, but make the primary home experience a sentence someone can recognize immediately.
Can I afford to become a therapist?
True degree cost, lost earnings, debt and the California pay curve.
Where should I do practicum?
Sites, requirements, training, commute and application timing.
Which job gets me licensed?
Qualifying hours, real compensation, benefits and supervision.
What should my practice pay me?
Fees, payer mix, costs, taxes, time off and retirement.
Can I afford to hire?
Payroll loading, supervision capacity, space and cash flow.
What does the new rule mean for me?
Old versus new, effective date, action and controlling source.
05 · Delivery portfolio
Four releases. Eight hundred hours.
Each phase produces a useful standalone outcome while building the shared platform underneath it.
- Information architecture
- Search and decision taxonomy
- Common calculator framework
- Source registry
- Task analytics
- School true-cost lab
- Statewide practicum atlas
- Hours and path planner
- Job offer lab
- Application command center
- Practice launch workspace
- Payer contract lab
- Unified money spine
- Compliance calendar
- Group-practice economics
- Personalized change alerts
- Anonymous benchmarks
- Expert review council
- Public datasets and embeds
- Community evidence loop
Recommended first bet
Start with the associate path.
Associates face repeated, urgent, California-specific decisions where a mistake costs money or delays licensure. A strong relationship can then continue as they become licensees, owners, supervisors and employers.
