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Built on Research. Shaped by Experience.
THE RESEARCH.
THE EXPERIENCE.
Decades of psychotherapy research on therapist effectiveness and development, including the work of Bruce Wampold and other leading researchers.
20 years of experience building and running businesses, including private practice, shapes Clearway in the real world.
Clearway is informed by research on therapist effectiveness and development
Then shaped by decades of real-world experience building businesses and running a private practice.
What Makes a Private Practice Work?
Good clinical care is at the core of a successful practice. Business strategy and professional relationships help turn it into a sustainable career.
Clinical Competency
Therapy that gets results.
Your clinical skills and the outcomes your clients experience determine the quality of the service you provide.
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Business Strategy
A business that turns great clinical work into income.
The right clients, successful consultations, sound financial systems, and profit-focused decisions turn your clinical work into a sustainable business.
Professional Network
Your work builds your reputation. Your network carries it further.
A trusted network expands your referrals, connections, perspective, and opportunities.
The Good News: You Are Not Starting from Scratch.
You Understand:
Change
People
Behavior
Feedback
Relationships
Outcomes
Those Aren’t Just Clinical Skills.
They’re Business Skills Too.
The Bad News: Some Things You Can’t Do Alone.
You Can’t See All Your Own Blind Spots.
Without feedback, you may not know what’s working, what isn’t, or what needs to change. That makes it easy to keep doing something that’s holding you back.
You Need Other People to Practice Clinical Skills.
Ruptures. Resistance. Difficult moments. Encountering them gives you experience. Practicing how to handle them with someone builds skill.
Figuring It Out Yourself Gets Expensive.
Trial and error costs money. Generic advice creates more guesswork. Figuring everything out alone costs both.
Building the Right Relationships Takes Time.
Until people know you and trust your work, referrals, introductions, and opportunities are harder to come by.
IT’S POSSIBLE.
$100K+
2X
83%
EARNING POTENTIAL
Established private practices can reach six-figure revenue.
The Therapist matters
Clients treated by more effective therapists were nearly twice as likely to achieve reliable improvement
Rely on referrals
Therapists report referrals and word of mouth as a source of clients.
Clearway Is in Your Corner.
When I started my private practice, I had years of business experience and was confident I could figure it out. And I did. But figuring it out yourself takes time, money, and a lot of trial and error. More importantly, I learned that no matter how much you know, this work isn’t meant to be done in isolation.
I’m Gladys Villa, a licensed clinician and MBA with more than 20 years of experience building and running businesses.
Wherever you practice in the U.S., come spend 45-minutes with me. Bring a problem you’re dealing with, and we’ll talk it through. It’s free.
No revenue share • No hidden fees • Expert guidance • Complete Independence •