When the Therapist Needs Time Off: Leave Prep Coaching Cohort
What would happen to your clients, your income, and your practice if you needed to step away from work for a few months?
Whether it’s an unexpected illness, a planned surgery, maternity leave, a family crisis, or burnout, taking time off as a therapist can be overwhelming to think about and even harder to plan for.
But there are some practical, not-overwhelming things you can do today to protect yourself, your clients, and your income. I can teach you how.
Preparing For Leave: Fall Coaching Cohort
Friday, September 12, 19, 26, and October 3 and 17 from 12-1pm PST
Online
$495 for all 5 sessions
Hi, I’m Laurel!
Why I’m Qualified to Teach This:
In December 2024, I had to take a sudden, unexpected five month medical leave. I had two associates, a full caseload, and a thriving private practice. Overnight, I had to hand everything off. Because of key decisions I’d made years earlier, I was able to focus on my recovery instead of worrying about money, my employees, or my clients.
Going on emergency medical leave is intense and traumatic. But things could have been so much worse if I hadn’t prepared.
I’m doing great now. I’ve transitioned back to work without any financial wreckage. I’m doing what I love without added professional trauma.
As a group practice owner, supervisor, and therapist who’s supported clients and colleagues through maternity leave, medical leave, and burnout recovery, I’m here to help you make sure you’re ready for the expected and the unexpected.
Questions? Email me.
Leave Prep Coaching Cohort Details:
You’ll walk away with a rock-solid and executed plan to protect your income, support your clients, and optimize your systems so you can take leave that’s ethical, sustainable, and doesn’t rely on pushing through when you’re already at your limit.
🧰 You’ll Implement:
Appropriate disability and leave insurance coverage
Savings plan
Business structure audit
A professional Will and leave transition plan
Templates for talking to clients and supervisees about your leave
Clarity on your current professional network and how to build it now
A self-care plan for when you go on leave
🧑⚕️🤰 Who This Is For:
Therapists and group practice owners preparing for parental leave, surgery, or a major life event
Therapists who might someday have an illness, injury, family emergency, or burnout (AKA everyone!)
Anyone who wants to protect their practice
FAQ: When the Therapist Needs Time Off
Q: Who is this coaching group for?
This webinar is designed for solo therapists and group practice owners who want to be better prepared for taking leave. That could mean maternity or parental leave, family crisis, medical leave, surgery recovery, disability, or any extended absence from work. You can be just starting out or in an established practice.
If you’re an employee in a group practice or agency, some of the content may apply, but you likely don’t need the full coaching package. Contact me if you want to know if the coaching group will be helpful for your specific needs: laurel@laureltherapy.net
Q: Is this only for people who are already planning a leave?
Not at all. This workshop is for anyone who might need to take leave at some point, which is all of us. Think of it as a professional safety plan. The earlier you start planning, the easier it is to implement when you actually need it.
Q: What kinds of leave will this cover?
We’ll implement a plan for both planned and unplanned leave scenarios, including:
Parental or maternity leave
Medical or mental health leave
Leave following injury, surgery, or diagnosis
Disability (short-term and long-term)
Burnout-related breaks
Q: If I already have a professional will and savings plan, will this still be helpful?
Yes. Even if you have some systems in place, you’ll get updated resources, and accountability for executing your next steps. Also, good for you for having those things ready!
Q: What if I have to miss a week?
No problem, I can catch you up over email. If the group consents to it, I’m happy to record sessions and send you a private link to the recording.
Q: Will you recommend specific services or companies?
Yes, I’ll share what worked for me and others such as insurance providers, business structure consultants, and payroll services. Any recommendations are purely from personal and professional experience. I don’t have affiliate relationships with any of the services I recommend. I may receive small referral bonuses if you end up using some of the services I recommend, but I would still recommend them without these referral bonuses.
Q: Is this just for California therapists?
No. While some examples will be based on California-specific resources, most of the content is widely applicable to therapists across the country.
Q: Is this group confidential?
Similar to therapy groups, the confidentiality depends largely on the cooperation of participants. Because we’ll be discussing sensitive personal and business matters, we will treat the group like a therapeutic group.
Q: I’m not a therapist, but I do similar private practice one-to-one client work. Will this coaching group help me?
Absolutely. Please join us.