Counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists are proud to belong to the helping professions. They will have invested much time, money and effort into getting well-trained in their chosen profession. Occasionally, they have been taught in detail about setting up an effective practice after they have qualified but not often. Those working within these professions see themselves as caring people trying to help others to understand themselves better, to feel better about themselves and to help them get over various traumas and difficulties experienced either within their lives or personalities. Talking about money and thinking of their clients as an item of income can be uncomfortable. Many counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists may not easily view their private practice as a business. But that is what it is and one role of any business is to be profitable. In this volume, the author guides the reader through practicalities of setting up and maintaining a private practice, and addresses the tensions and problems faced by the practitioner trying to both provide care and run an effective business. The author provides clear models and examples that the practitioners will be able to adapt to their own circumstances. This book will be valuable tool for practitioners setting up on their own, but it will also provide a useful resource manual throughout the life of a private practice.