Starting Your Own Small Therapeutic Practice: Creating Work That Feels Aligned

For many clinicians, there comes a quiet pull inward — a desire to practice differently, to slow down, and to create something more intentional. April Wazny, LCPC explores what it means to build a small therapeutic practice that honors whole-person healing, and how Lake County Care Collective supports therapists in that journey.

Kim Echtle · Billing Services

Billing & Credentialing Menu

Credentialing
Insurance
Fee
BCBS
$250
Aetna
$250
Cigna (Evernorth)
$250
Tricare
$250
Optum (UBH, UMR)
$250
Medicare
$500
Medicaid
$1,000
Monthly Billing & Bookkeeping

Normal billing companies charge 7–10% of billable income. For example, if you charge $10K/month (avg. $100/client, 25 clients/week), you would pay a 3rd-party billing company $1,000/month. Compare that to our flat rates below.

Client Volume
Monthly Rate
1–10 clients
$200 / month
10–20 clients
$300 / month
20–30 clients
$400 / month
30–40 clients
$500 / month
Account Setup
Full Account Setup
$250 one-time fee

Includes: therapy appointment setup (insurance setup, credit card setup, consent forms, client setup), QuickBooks account setup, and Availity & CAQH update.

Extra Services for Your Clients
Horse Therapy Facility
$50 per session

Due at time of session · Provided at our partner farm

L&K Acres

4319 McCauley Rd, Woodstock, IL 60050

Friday & Saturday only (for now)

Liability waivers must be signed for every new client coming to the farm.

Ready to get started?

Reach out to Kim directly — she'll take it from there.