Group Practice → Private Practice · Washington State

Leaving group practice feels risky.

But pausing private practice costs you more — in lost income, every year you wait. Here's how the move is actually made — for you and your clients.

See if your clients can follow you Know your earning potential →
A clinician we work with
“I truly credit a large part of my success in private practice to partnering with Eagleview Collaborative and cannot express how valuable their time, wisdom, hard work, and guidance has been.”
Krystina, LICSW — Spokane County, WA
Why partnering with Eagleview Collaborative matters
Dozens
of clinicians launched into private practice
$50k+
more take-home pay a year
4–6 mo
typical parallel-build timeline
~$3k*
avg startup costs in first 3 months
What it actually costs to start

Getting started costs less than you'd think.

Most of what you need already exists — your license, your liability insurance, your clinical credentials all carry over from group practice.

And you don't have to build the rest alone. You keep seeing your group practice caseload on your normal schedule, while our team handles the behind-the-scenes work in parallel — the contracting, the systems, the administrative groundwork — building the bridge so that by month four, you're walking straight into a fully operational private practice.

*On average, that bridge costs about $3,000 across your first three months — covering administrative setup, software systems, your Psychology Today listing, first and last month's office rent, and our billing support.

Figures are illustrative averages; individual startup costs vary based on location, existing equipment, and practice setup.
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A story that's played out dozens of times

George spent three years as a Licensed Associate, then three more years as a Fully Licensed Clinician — still capped at his group practice's $50-an-hour rate, while referrals kept landing in his name.

He didn't quit in a day. With Eagleview Collaborative handling the admin, billing, and contracting, he built his private practice in parallel across four months — payer contracts activating one by one, a handful of clients transitioning at a time — while still seeing his group practice caseload.

George isn't working more in private practice. He's just earning more.
Group practice · 25 sessions/wk × $50/hr$60,000/yr
Private practice · 25 sessions/wk × $130/hr avg$156,000/yr
+$63,786/yr
more than group practice — same caseload size, after self-employment taxes, admin, rent, and software
Can your clients actually follow you?
Washington law has a real answer here — and most clinicians get it wrong. A non-solicitation clause sounds like it should block you, but Washington narrowly limits what it can actually restrict. We break down exactly where the line is, so you know what you can say to clients and when, before you make any move.
Get the non-solicitation guide
With actual WA State legal citations — not generic advice.
What the next few months could look like

You don't have to choose between
your caseload and your future.

01
Month 1
Establish your private practice
The legal and administrative groundwork that makes everything else possible — we'll walk you through exactly what's needed for your situation.
02
Months 1–3
Contracts activate, first clients transition
Payer credentialing begins while a handful of early clients move over as contracts come online.
03
Months 3–5
Caseload builds in parallel
Both practices run side by side — nothing has to stop at once.
04
Months 4–6
Full transition, fully yours
Your caseload, your contracts, your name on all of it.