An essential guide to setting up private practice

Date | Thursday 16 October, 2025

Time | 6.30pm - 8:30pm

Where | Elie, 27 Royal Parade, Parkville

Facilitator | Belinda Gibson

Cost | $40 VAGP members. $50 non-members

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It can be both exciting and overwhelming to embark on this journey. You may have the skills to help clients, but navigating the business side of things can be challenging.

In this training, we'll dive into the key issues that need to be considered when setting up a sustainable and vibrant psychotherapy practice. We'll explore the pros and cons of working in private practice, and help you find your niche area.

We will cover the following topics:

• The pro and cons of working in private practice
• Finding a niche area
• Practice fundamentals, e.g. memberships, insurance, renting rooms, bookkeeping
• Readiness to provide therapy
• Finding support for complex client issues and supervision
• Marketing essentials for your private practice.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to take your therapy practice to the next level!

BPsych, Grad Dip (Psych), MPsych (Community), MAAPI

Belinda is a psychologist and Gestalt therapist working in private practice providing counselling to individuals and couples. Belinda works with individuals, couples and offers clinical supervision. She completed her Gestalt Training with the Gestalt Institute of Western Australia and has also trained with the Gestalt Associates Training Los Angeles (GATLA).

The Gestalt Centre is the heart of Melbourne’s Gestalt community. We offer a four-year psychotherapy training program through Gestalt Therapy Australia, staying true to the experiential roots of Gestalt while embracing cutting-edge developments in contemporary Gestalt thinking and practice worldwide.

We also operate ConnectGround, a community-based counselling and psychotherapy clinic. ConnectGround serves as both a training facility for psychotherapists and a provider of low-cost individual and group therapy for clients. The clinic emphasises the therapeutic relationship between client and therapist as a key support for building awareness and adaptability. Psychotherapy interns and volunteers gain valuable hands-on experience, enhancing their skills and professionalism through client work.

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