IMHCA Members: $249
Non-Members: $309
*Registration includes a 30-minute 1-on-1 consultation
10 CEUs Awarded
Presented By: Christine Barker, LCPC and Carmel Brown, LCPC
Workshop Description
Private Practice 101 - starting, maintaining and scaling your private practice is an introduction and overview of all the components of a mental health practice. This workshop will help you gain knowledge and insight into the steps, the entities, and the organization of private practice. We will review first steps, business mindset, marketing, billing, admin and HR components that are essential to building a successful and sustainable practice. We will also review growth mindset in a private practice and how to not only maintain, but scale your practice accordingly.
Merger/Rebranding
Rebranding - This workshop was previously led by Norm Dassenbrook who mentored and consulted both Carmel and Christine on their private practice journeys. His 40 years of private practice experience helped them cultivate a practice that brings both joy and abundance to their lives and they look forward to helping you do the same!
Christine Barker, LCPC - Christine has been in private practice for 15+ years, 10 years as a solo independent contractor and going on 6 years as a group practice owner. She cofounded Inner Courage Counseling, where she led, managed and grew a practice to its peak of 25 clinicians and 6 administrative staff for 5.5 years. Currently, Christine owns a small private practice in Naperville, IL, CB Counseling Services, where she manages a team of 2 part time clinicians and a masters level intern. Christine’s clinical focus includes treating clients who suffer from trauma, relationship issues, grief and loss. She is trained in EMDR, certified in CPT and divorce mediation. In addition to her clinical focus, Christine is an adjunct professor at Lewis University, provides supervision services to pre and provisionally licensed counselors and licensed marriage and family therapists. She also provides individual and group consultation assisting independently licensed practitioners start and maintain their own solo and group practices.
Carmel Brown, LCPC - Licensed therapist with more than 25 years of professional experience. My work history includes the State of Missouri’s Board of Probation and Parole, the not-for-profit sector as a program director, the state of Illinois at Alton Forensic center, and currently self-employed in private practice as a wellness professional and licensed therapist. I provide mental health services for individuals, families, and corporations and consulting for mental health professionals in private practice. I am a workplace wellness expert and have worked with national and international corporations and their employees during their times of tragedy, crisis, or distress. I offer corporate mental health and wellness services through a variety of EAP services such as, critical incident debriefing and stress management services, training, webinars, and workshops. I’m a Region Representative and a Chapter President for the Illinois Counseling Association and was awarded the Bea Wehrly Human Rights Award in 2022 by the ICA.
Zoom
(phone: (815)-787-0515)
| 8/1/2025 - 8/2/2025 |    |