LIVE WEBINAR

Why Good Psychologists Burn Out and Go Broke: Building the Practice Nobody Trained You For

Tuesday, December 1, 2026
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM MST
Join the LIVE webinar on December 1, 2026
Photo: Marko Stavric (Flickr · Getty)
  • 3 Hours
  • English
  • $115.00
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Note: The recording will be available in the course player after the live webinar has concluded.
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overview
You trained for years to become a good psychologist. Nobody trained you to build the practice that has to carry that career. This three-hour session is about the gap between the two, and about the belief underneath it: that business skill is somehow beneath the work, or at odds with being a good clinician. That single idea is what sets fees too low to live on, lets caseloads climb past what is sustainable, and keeps boundaries soft enough to cost you the thing your clients need most, a present and unhurried clinician in the room.
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Certification included
This webinar is eligible for 3 Continuing Education (CE) Credits on behalf of the Canadian Psychological Association.
ABOUT THE WEBINAR
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
PRESENTATION MATERIALS
DISCLOSURE
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Before the live webinar, the following will be accessible for your use:
  • Speaker Slide Deck
  • Resource Links
  • Downloadable PDFs
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The gap shows up in two ways. There is the clinician who has not launched yet and is quietly uneasy about the money and the mechanics. And there is the one who did launch, a few years back, and can feel that what they built is already straining. If you are early, you have not built the foundation yet, and the money and logistics feel like someone else's department. If you are a few years in, you built one fast and under pressure and never went back to it: fees you set as a beginner, a caseload that grew by accident, boundaries shaped by who you were when you started rather than who you are now. Different starting points, same result.

This session takes that belief apart. We start with the real cost of the work and what you need to last. We reground in what makes a practice worth building in the first place. Then comes the reframe that changes everything: the business side of practice is not separate from good clinical care, it is what makes good clinical care possible. Fair fees are burnout protection. Clean systems protect your presence. The numbers are not a betrayal of the work, they are how the work survives a career.

You will not leave with theory. You will leave with a foundation you built in the room: clarity on why you are doing this and the money beliefs holding you back, a personal sustainability floor that names your limits before you hit them, a values and vision statement for your practice, and a straight answer to the question most people avoid, whether your next move is to launch, go independent, or recalibrate what you already run.

Come for the title. Leave with the foundation.
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 Identify the core motivations and money beliefs that shape their practice decisions, and explain how these influence fee-setting, caseload, and boundaries
 Describe how underpricing, caseload creep, and weak boundaries contribute to burnout and financial strain across career stages
 Develop a personal sustainability floor, including a minimum viable income direction, sustainable caseload limits, and early warning signs, to protect against burnout
 Explain how practice design and business systems protect clinical presence and the therapeutic relationship, reframing business competence as a form of clinical care
 Assess their readiness to launch, go independent, or recalibrate an existing practice, and formulate a concrete next step
Dr. Colp is Chief Executive Officer of Hexagon Psychology, of which Hexagon Training is a division, and the practice models discussed in this session draw on his experience building and operating that practice. He receives no financial compensation, endorsement benefit, or commercial incentive from any product, platform, or service referenced during this presentation.
MEET THE SPEAKER

Dr. Mitch Colp, R.Psych

Dr. Mitch Colp is the CEO of Hexagon Psychology and a psychologist licensed across multiple jurisdictions in Canada, and an adjunct assistant professor with several universities.

With years of experience conducting psychological assessments, supervising clinicians, and supporting regulatory organizations, Dr. Colp brings a unique blend of clinical expertise and business acumen.

He is a frequent speaker and educator, known for his engaging presentation style and ability to make complex ethical topics accessible and actionable.

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