San Tan Counseling is an outpatient counseling facility. The therapist that works here are Independent Contractors in private practices that are subcontracting business management services here at San Tan Counseling. We provide services to a relatively high functioning general population of clients.

San Tan Counseling helps the interested private practitioner in managing the business side of private practice. San Tan Counseling will provide a receptionist, answer phone calls, take demographic and client information, verify insurance benefits if needed, schedule the patient, and do the billing and collections. It is an effort to let counselors do what they do best — counseling!

You will have access to phone, internet service, computers, office furnishing (if needed), San Tan Counseling staff support, phone messages, business cards, after hour coverage, clinical staff consultation, net working meetings, regular clinical training, continuing education hours, and opportunities for practice development.

Full time is considered 25 or more hours available for counseling appointments per week. Part time is considered 10 to 24 hours of available counseling time per week. Less than 10 hours of counseling per week creates a marginal cost/profit ratio. Full time is recommended. In addition making more money, the staff will have an easier time filling your appointment time when there are more options. Evening is prime time for counseling and these appointment times will fill the earliest and easiest.

San Tan Counseling also keeps paper files. They generally will contain billing and demographic information only.

There are probably many things to give consideration to, but you will need to have your appropriate professional license with full privileges to practice mental health therapy in the State of Arizona. In addition, you will be required to have your own malpractice liability insurance. Also, you will be required to have some basic training, both formally through Arbinger Institute, as well as informally with the clinical director.

San Tan Counseling Independent Contractors receive money based on earnings. Your subcontracted rate with San Tan Counseling will be a 60/40 percentage. 40% of your collected funds will pay for your overhead costs. San Tan Counseling disbursement is every other Friday. You will have a chance to work toward a 70/30 split — ask for details!