​Who are we?
The Bay Area Therapist Coalition was built on the idea that we are stronger together than alone. Starting a Private Practice can be daunting,  costly and lonely! It can feel impossible to hold all the upfront costs before you even have consistent clientele. As well as dealing with never having paid days off and the struggle of affording health insurance as an individual or a family. The Bay Area Coalition gives robust support to both seasoned and newly licensed therapists who are either in the process of building their practices or just looking for the benefits of working as a collective. We do this by taking care of all of the overhead and headaches of staring a private practice along with adding agency benefits like, paid time off and health insurance options. Our agency is predominantly interested in serving under represented populations including BIPOC, members of LGBTQIA community, Nuerodivergent clients (ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia ect..) as well clients who deal with chronic illness and/or clients with disabilities. This also means that we are dedicated to finding therapists that are part of those communities themselves. This opportunity can be used as either a temporary starting place or as an on going platform. Our business model is deeply devoted to diversity, transparency, work/life balance and competitive compensation.  

What we offer?
  • Office space (depending on availability)
  • Full time work from home positions 
  • Website advertising on our site
  • Marketing costs 
  • Our Referral network
  • HIPPA compliant EHR complete with video conferencing, built in client payment system, confidential messaging along with all legal and clinical forms in one place. 
  • Consistent access to consolation group
  • Training opportunities about starting your own practice as well as in house and out of agency clinical trainings.  
  • Health Insurance options for part time and full time employee. Both individual and family options. 
  • Up to 2 weeks paid time off for full time employees.(20 clients or more is considered full time)
  • separately accrued sick time.
  • 401K matching
  • Compensation for CE units
  • Scholarship opportunities to help pay down student loans.  

How does it all work?
If you are a new therapist building your practice or just wanting to be part of an agency that takes care of the hassle, overhead, lack of paid time off and expensive health care that independent practices have to take on themselves; then a group agency framework is one to consider. 

Our framework begins with our employee members starting as W2 employees from the start and is built on a percentage based structure, meaning you are paid 60% of the client fee for each of the clients you see. The 40% left over goes to the agency to help cover the costs of all that is mentioned in the bulleted point list. For more information click click on the "How Does it work" tab at the top of this page.    

How do I join?

To join, ask any questions or schedule a free 15 min question and answer session click below!

THE TEAM

Caitlin Finnell 

Founder CEO

Tammy Fields

Full Time Practitioner

Christian Patel

Full Time Practitioner
FEATURED TRAININGS
*Filing for a business and zoning license                     * Inclusive language and terminology                                      * Choosing insurance panels                 
*Estimating and paying quarterly taxes                       * Inclusive forms                                                                         * Insurance application process
*Choosing an EHR                                                          * Understanding social barriers LGBTQ folks face                  * reimbursement rates
*Creating legal and clinical forms                                 *  WPATH standards of care                                                       * Staying ready for audits
*Finding an office                                                           * Understanding diverse relationship structures                     * Marketing ins and outs
*Setting fees                                                                   * Family planning and fertility support 
*Malpractices insurance

 Building a Practice 101                           Becoming an LGBTQ Component Therapist               Taking Insurance and Marketing
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