Setting up your own private practice? Keep these professional matters in mind
When setting up your own private practice, it's important to lay the legal and professional groundwork to ensure compliance is always front of mind when you're practising as a psychologist.
Establishing a private practice in psychology can be an exciting step to take.
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Last reviewed May 2024
Setting up a private practice: Issues to consider
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This resource provides introductory information for psychologists about setting up a private practice.
It highlights some of the pros and cons of private practice and issues that are important to consider when deciding whether you are personally and professionally ready to ...
Last reviewed Aug 2018
Tips you need to know before setting up your own psychology private practice
Ever dreamed of opening your own private practice but not quite sure where to begin? APS CEO Dr Zena Burgess shares some advice to get you started.
All of us have spent years dedicating time and effort to becoming psychologists. However, if you’re looking to go out on your...
Last reviewed May 2024
Setting up your own private practice? Keep these professional matters in mind
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When setting up your own private practice, it's important to lay the legal and professional groundwork to ensure compliance is always front of mind when you're practising as a psychologist.
Establishing a private practice in psychology can be an exciting step to take.
...
Published May 2024
Business models applied to the private practice setting: Finding a sustainable model that works
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Psychologists in private practice are operating in a business environment and by necessity, will adopt one of the various business models that function in the private practice environment. As the previous article describes, the reforms to the primary mental health system sugge...
Published Nov 2017
Tips you need to know before setting up your own psychology private practice
News
Ever dreamed of opening your own private practice but not quite sure where to begin? APS CEO Dr Zena Burgess shares some advice to get you started.
All of us have spent years dedicating time and effort to becoming psychologists. However, if you’re looking to go out on your...
Published May 2024
Q&A: APS award winner on her research into belonging, working with NASA and her advice to early-care
We caught up with 2024 APS Major Award Winner Dr Kelly-Ann Allen FAPS to learn more about the impact of this recognition and her fascinating career to date.
It was a combination of serendipitous moments that led prominent belonging researcher Dr Kelly-Ann Allen FAPS into h...
Last reviewed May 2025
A guide to creating a bespoke professional development pathway
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Whether you're an early-career psychologist, an academic or someone looking to upskill in a specific aspect of psychology, APS has a suitable learning pathway to align ...
Last reviewed Jun 2025
Diversity as the key to a successful company group practice model
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Business models at work…
Chris Mackey and Associates has been operating as a group practice for more than 20 years. Chris, the practice director, reports that central to the practice’s success is a strategic focus on maintaining sufficient diversity in all areas of the busi...
Published May 2017
A step forward or double-edged sword? Three key professional indemnity risks in telehealth
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InPsych
Telehealth may have been around for many years, but it was a global pandemic that catapulted us decades into the future in terms of its adoption. A year on, experts predict that telehealth is here to stay. However, as a psychologist, telehealth may bring with it its own set of...
Published Aug 2021