Before You Hire: Can Your Referral Pipeline Actually Feed a New Clinician?
Here is the test, and you can run it this afternoon with your intake log: count the qualified inquiries you received each of the last three months, then divide by the number of new clients one full-time clinician needs per month to reach and hold a full caseload. If that ratio is below about two to one, your pipeline cannot feed a new clinician yet — and hiring will convert a referral problem into a payroll problem.
When Should You Hire Your First Therapist? (Signs You're Ready)
You're ready to hire your first therapist when demand consistently exceeds your capacity, you have systems a new person can step into, and you have enough cash to pay them before they're full. If you're regularly turning clients away or sending referrals elsewhere, that's the clearest signal of all. Here are the six signs I look for — and the one financial check to run first.