Private Practice Unlocked: Helping Therapists Build Profitable Businesses Without Sacrificing Quality Care for Their Patients

Hiring, Contractors, and Expansion — When (and If) to Grow Beyond Solo Practice

Amber Moyo: Mentor for Private Practice Owners Episode 24

For many therapists, a full caseload eventually raises the question: Should I expand my practice? But that question often comes from exhaustion, comparison, or pressure — not clarity.

In this episode, Amber slows down the conversation around expansion and reframes it as a choice, not a requirement. She walks listeners through what growth beyond solo practice actually involves — financially, emotionally, and logistically — and why expansion isn’t always the right next step.

Amber explores the realities of hiring, supervising, and leading others, including the often-overlooked emotional labor of leadership.

Listeners will learn:

  • What expanding a practice truly adds beyond additional clinicians
  • The high-level differences between W-2 employees and 1099 contractors
  • Why financial predictability matters more than revenue when expanding
  • How leadership and emotional bandwidth impact sustainability
  • Signs that expansion may — or may not — be the right move

This episode offers permission to choose sustainability over scale and reminds therapists that staying solo can be a successful, intentional decision.

Considering expansion and feeling unsure?
 DM Amber on Instagram @privatepracticeunlocked and share what you’re thinking through — Amber will help you slow it down and gain clarity.

Let’s build the practice — and life — you deserve.

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