Carrie Sorenson, LMFT
Live Webinar May Qualify for CEs

Launching Your Private Practicewith Carrie Sorenson, LMFT

Saturday, October 24, 2026
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Pacific · via Zoom
$300.00
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Suggested CategoriesPrivate Practice

How it works

  • Registration confirmation and Zoom link sent after completed purchase.
  • CE certificates, if offered, will be emailed automatically after successful completion of the learning activity.

Description

This four-hour live workshop walks therapists through the essential steps of launching a sole-proprietor mental health private practice. Carrie Sorenson, LMFT, covers readiness and legal setup, choosing a practice model and setting fees, ethics, HIPAA and risk management, the systems that keep a practice running, and ethical marketing and referrals. Participants leave with a working 90-day launch plan, and participant worksheets accompany each module.
**4 CEs available for practice management/development!**

Learning objectives

  • Identify the legal, licensing, and business-structure steps needed to open a solo practice.
  • Compare insurance-based, private-pay, and hybrid models and pick one that fits their goals.
  • Build a basic startup budget, fee structure, and income projection.
  • Put the core ethical, HIPAA, and documentation safeguards in place.
  • Draft a 90-day launch plan with marketing and referral steps.

About the presenter

Carrie Sorenson, LMFT, has spent more than 35 years supporting individuals, couples, families, and communities through meaningful change. Licensed in Oregon since 2001 and Washington since 2020, she has maintained a private counseling and coaching practice since 2003 and provided on-call crisis support within a large medical system for more than two decades.

Her early work centered on high-risk and incarcerated youth and their families, in both direct-service and leadership roles. Over time, her practice expanded to include adults, couples, coaching, and professional workshops. Carrie feels deeply honored to be part of this profession and is especially passionate about welcoming, encouraging, and equipping newer clinicians as they grow into their own work.

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