Compare Costs
Three office days a week
| Expense | Our Cost | Typical Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Furnished office: three recurring days weekly | Included | $900/month |
| EHR with scheduling and payment tools | Included; setup and management included | $39/month |
| Website hosting, domain and routine upkeep | Included | $40–$100/month planning allowance |
| Ongoing SEO and marketing work | Included | $200–$500/month planning allowance |
| Total recurring cost for compared items | $1,100/month | $1,179–$1,539/month |
| One-time individual website build | Included | $1,500–$3,000 planning allowance |
| 12 months of recurring costs | $13,200 | $14,148–$18,468 |
| First year, including the website build | $13,200 | $15,648–$21,468 |
Room rate: $300 per recurring weekday each month × three. Website and marketing ranges are planning allowances. Totals cover only the items shown; common business expenses, deposits, transaction fees, optional add-ons and advertising spend are separate.
Your time and work-life balance matter, too.
Therapy asks you to be present for other people. Having room to rest, connect with the people you love and step away from work helps make your practice sustainable. When website troubleshooting and coordinating services spill into your evenings, the cost is more than another item on your budget.
Opportunity cost is what you give up when that time goes to one thing instead of another. Those hours could go toward consultation, professional growth or another appointment if you have the capacity and demand. They could just as meaningfully go toward dinner with your family, a walk or an evening that belongs to you. Protecting your work-life balance does not have to mean filling every saved hour with more clients.
As a separate illustration, five hours a month valued at $100 an hour comes to $6,000 a year. That is a way to think about your time, not a cash expense, guaranteed income or a promised saving. It is not included in the comparison totals above.
Consider only the tasks that support would actually take off your plate, such as website upkeep or coordinating vendors. Clinical documentation and other responsibilities you still handle remain part of your workday. If you already pay someone to manage a task, count only the time you still spend on it yourself.