What You’ll Hear:
✅ Why so many accidental group practice owners ended up with a 60/40, 70/30 or 80/20 split simply because that’s what everyone else was offering
✅ Five structures to consider: rent with a split, subleasing, changing your percentage, hiring employees and moving to a dependent contractor relationship
✅ How to work out what one associate actually costs your business, from your EHR and admin support to marketing and the chocolates in the front room
✅ Why putting a dollar amount on your own time matters, especially if you ever want to sell your practice
✅ The mindset shift from “taking” a percentage from your clinicians to paying them for a service
✅ Why other owners are a great sounding board, and why your accountant and an employment lawyer or HR consultant need to be part of the conversation too
Reflection Prompts for the Week:
What’s making you want to change your structure right now, and have you tried to address it in other ways first?
Do you know what one associate costs your business each month, including the value of your own time?
When you think about your split, do you believe you’re taking money from your clinicians or paying them for a service?
Who have you talked to about this beyond other group practice owners?
What matters enough to you that you’d have a hard contract conversation to protect it?
Resources Mentioned on this Episode
Beyond the Split: Alison Maratos on Building a Compensation Model That Protects Group Practice Owners (Episode 39) https://network.highvibepodcastnetwork.com/podcast/empowered-to-lead/episode/beyond-the-split-alison-maratos-on-building-a-compensation-model-that-protects-group-practice-owners
The Numbers Room, returning in the new year https://numbers-room.grouppracticenetwork.ca/numbers-room/
GPO Network, Lisa’s free Facebook group for group practice owners https://www.facebook.com/groups/gponetwork
Individual coaching with Lisa https://www.grouppracticenetwork.ca/individual-coaching
Group Practice Connection https://www.grouppracticenetwork.ca/the-group-practice-connection
Meet the Host: Lisa Catallo
Lisa is a Canadian psychotherapist, group practice owner, and business coach with over eight years of experience leading a thriving, values-driven practice. She works with therapists who are ready to step into their role as confident, ethical, and intentional leaders—without burning out or getting buried in the day-to-day.
Lisa’s coaching focuses on building sustainable group practices through efficient systems, effective leadership, and a deep respect for time and energy. Her approach is calm and encouraging, offering grounded guidance that helps therapists move from overwhelm to clarity—so they can lead with confidence and purpose.
Whether she’s supporting someone just starting to grow a team or helping a seasoned leader reclaim their role as CEO, Lisa brings a blend of insight, structure, and heart to everything she does.
When she’s not coaching or connecting with therapists, you’ll find her hanging out with her children and grandchildren, reading, walking by the water, or dreaming up new ways to make business feel a little lighter.
Connect with the Host:
Website: www.grouppracticenetwork.ca
Instagram: instagram.com/grouppracticenetwork
Facebook: facebook.com/grouppracticenetwork
LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-catallo
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