Hannah Rose explains why therapists hesitate to start private practices, citing imposter syndrome and fear of business skills. She built Rose Wellness to about 24-25 therapists by hiring clinicians and creating a psychologically safe workplace where staff can eventually launch their own practices.
A lot of therapists don't want to go into private practice because they have been told and tell themselves, "I'm not a good business person. I don't know the business stuff." And it's like these false narratives of imposter syndrome, you know, like, "Who am I to run a business?" Which I still feel like that sometimes. And so I started hiring people, and like I said, it just continued to grow. And so now we have, I think, 25 or 24 therapists who provide counseling across a wide array of specialties. And it's like, wow, there was a need and we're filling it, and there's still such like more of a need, but it feels really awesome. And I think one of the reasons Rose Wellness has done so well is like I tell people upon interviewing them and hiring them, "Hey, when you want to start your own practice, go ahead. Let this be a stepping stone to continue your journey in whatever way works for you." So of course we have great retention because it's a psychologically safe work environment. And the feedback I get from the therapist often is that this is an incredibly healing space from their own work and supervisor traumas.
