For Therapists & Counseling Candidates
Building a virtual practice is harder than it looks.
Not because the clinical work is hard you already know how to do that. Because the operational, strategic, and business decisions that make a practice actually function are things nobody taught you, and figuring them out alone costs more time and money than it needs to.
Who I Work With
This is for you if
You're a licensed therapist who has been in an agency, group practice, or community mental health setting and you're ready to move into independent practice but you're not sure where to start, what order to do things in, or how to make the economics actually work.
Or you're already in private practice but something isn't working the caseload isn't building, the fee structure doesn't feel right, you're still taking every insurance panel you can get and wondering when it gets easier.
Or you're building a virtual practice specifically, maybe across multiple states, and you're finding that the standard private practice advice doesn't account for the telehealth-specific decisions you're actually facing.
I built Through the Woods from scratch as a virtual specialty practice multi-state licensed, private pay in most states, specialty-focused, and structured to be sustainable without burning out. I made a lot of the mistakes that are expensive to make and figured out a lot of the things that are hard to find clear information on. Consultation is how I make that useful to other clinicians who are building something similar
This is not mentorship in a general sense. It's specific, strategic, and oriented toward real decisions you're actually facing.
What Consultation Covers
The decisions that actually determine how this goes.
Consultation is structured around what you're working on. Most clinicians come in with one or two pressing questions and leave with clarity on those and a clearer picture of what comes next. Common areas include:
Multi-state licensing and telehealth expansion Which states are worth pursuing and in what order. How to navigate individual licensure applications versus Compact states. How to structure a virtual practice that can scale across state lines without creating compliance exposure. What the practical considerations are for treating clients in states where you're licensed but don't physically operate.
Private pay strategy Whether private pay makes sense for your specialty and market. How to set fees with confidence. How to have the fee conversation without apologizing for it. How to structure a practice that is private pay in some states and insurance-based in others, and what the operational differences look like.
Specialty positioning How to build a practice around a specific clinical identity rather than a generalist caseload. How to communicate your specialty in a way that attracts the right clients and generates the right referrals. How to think about SEO and online presence as a solo clinician without it becoming a part-time job.
Systems and operations EHR selection. Intake workflows. Documentation systems. The infrastructure that makes a practice run without you manually managing everything. What actually needs to be in place before you see your first client and what can wait.
Fee setting and financial structure How to think about your rate, when to raise it, how to handle sliding scale decisions, and how to build a caseload that is financially sustainable not just when it's full but during the building phase when it isn't.
Practice building timeline and sequencing What to do first, what to do second, and what people typically do in the wrong order. How long things actually take. What the realistic trajectory looks like for a virtual specialty practice going from zero to full caseload.
Why Work With Me
I've done the thing I'm helping you do.
I'm not a practice consultant who moved into coaching. I'm a clinician who built a virtual specialty practice multi-state, private pay primary, specialty-focused and is actively running it. The decisions I can help you with are decisions I've made or am currently making. The mistakes I can help you avoid are ones I've made or watched others make.
I'm licensed in Colorado, Idaho, and South Carolina with California and Florida in progress. I've navigated individual state licensure applications, Compact membership, telehealth-specific compliance across state lines, the transition from insurance-primary to private pay primary, and the process of building a referral base in states where I had no existing network.
I also co-founded a professional community and education network for independent clinicians which means I spend a significant amount of time thinking about what independent practice actually requires, what gets in the way, and what the infrastructure of a well-run virtual practice looks like.
Consultation with me is direct. I'm not going to validate every decision you've already made. I'll tell you what I actually think, where I see gaps, and what I'd do differently. If you're looking for someone to confirm that your plan is fine, I'm probably not the right fit. If you're looking for someone to think clearly through hard questions with you, that's what I do.
Format & Investment
How it works
Option 1: Single Strategy Session 60 minutes · $175
One focused session on your most pressing decisions. Before we meet you'll fill out a brief intake so I understand your current situation and what you're working on. We'll make the most of the time.
Best for: clinicians with one or two specific decisions to work through, or those who want to get a sense of what consultation is before committing to more.
Option 2: Three-Session Package Three 60-minute sessions · $450 (save $75)
Deeper support over three sessions, structured around your actual build timeline. Sessions are spaced 2-4 weeks apart and include brief email check-ins between sessions for questions that come up in between.
Best for: clinicians in an active build phase transitioning out of agency work, setting up systems from scratch, or navigating a significant shift in practice model.
Small note: Consultation is not clinical supervision and does not provide supervision hours. If you're looking for LPC supervision in Colorado, see the supervision note below.
Colorado LPC Supervision
Supervision
I offer individual clinical supervision for LPCC candidates in Colorado working toward full licensure, with a focus on complex presentations — OCD, eating disorders, ADHD and the operational realities of building a virtual private practice caseload.
Small note: Supervision rate when available: $150/hour · Individual · Virtual · Colorado LPCC candidates only
Common Questions
Before you reach out.
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A: Primarily, yes — that's where my specific experience is most directly useful. If you're building a hybrid practice with a significant telehealth component, that's also a good fit.
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A: No. Consultation is available to licensed therapists in any state. My experience with multi-state telehealth licensing is particularly relevant to clinicians outside Colorado who are navigating the same expansion questions I've worked through.
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A: Consultation is open to pre-licensed clinicians as well as fully licensed ones. The decisions around practice structure and trajectory are often worth thinking through before you finish your hours especially if private practice is where you're headed. Consultation is separate from supervision and does not provide supervision credit.
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A: The primary difference is that I'm a clinician who has done this, not a coach who specializes in working with clinicians. That means I can engage with the clinical reality of your specialty, the compliance landscape of telehealth, the specific operational decisions a mental health practice faces, and the intersection of all of those not just the general business strategy layer.
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A: A single session is designed for exactly that. Come with your question, your context, and whatever you've already figured out. We'll work through it and use whatever time is left on what comes up.
The practice you want is buildable.
Most of the questions that feel complicated have answers they just require talking to someone who has actually navigated them. If you're building something and you'd like a thinking partner who knows the territory, reach out.
If this sounds like what you've been looking for
The consultation is free. You don't have to have it figured out before you reach out. Most people who contact me aren't sure yet that's normal, and it's fine. We'll talk through it.