A private practice consultant, coaching for therapists, an agency, or a course: each one gives you a piece of opening a practice. Here’s what each covers, so you can choose what fits.
Well Launched
| Well Launched | Coach | Agency | Course | Free checklist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every step, in order, for your state and license | Yes | Some | No | Some | Some |
| Writing drafted for you (website, profiles, paperwork) | Yes | No | Some | No | No |
| Business setup, policies, insurance, and privacy | Yes | Some | No | Some | Some |
| Website built and hosted | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| You approve everything; it stays yours | Yes | Yes | Some | Yes | Yes |
Advice and accountability, often in weekly calls.
A good fit if You want someone to talk decisions through with every week, or you’re building a group practice.
A website, and sometimes branding.
A good fit if Your practice is open and a website is the only thing you need.
Lessons, templates, and a community, billed monthly.
A good fit if You like learning in modules and doing every piece yourself.
A list of what to do.
A good fit if You’ve opened a business before and only need a reminder of the steps.
Typical costs are ranges from published prices in October 2026 and vary by provider.
Courses can be a good way to learn, especially if you like lessons and a cohort. Here's how they usually differ from Well Launched.
| Private practice course | Well Launched Launch | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Typically a few hundred dollars to about $3,000, one time | $149 founding price$299 one time, with a 7-day refund |
| Focus | Varies; many focus on marketing and getting clients | Every step to open, for your state and license, in order |
| Your paperwork | Usually templates you adapt | Drafted for your state, and you approve it |
| Your website | Usually you build it | Designed, built, and hosted, with no monthly hosting fee (your domain is about $15–$25 a year) |
Course prices are a typical range from published prices in November 2026 and vary by course.
You’re opening a solo practice, you want every piece covered in the right order for your state and license, and you’d rather not write it all from scratch. Made by a licensed psychologist who opened her own practice.
Many therapists use both: a coach or consultation group for the big decisions, and Well Launched for the work itself. Coaching for therapists and a private practice consultant are worth it when you want a person to think through decisions with you; Well Launched is for getting every step done, in order, without paying hourly to learn the order.
