From zero to your first
patient in 90 days.
The step-by-step playbook, a daily plan, and an AI assistant that take you from "I want my own practice" to actually seeing patients. One small step at a time.
Get instant access — $4790 days. 90 small steps. One a day, in the exact right order — with a copy-paste AI prompt that does the hard part with you.
The clinical part was never what stopped you.
You can run a complex med-management visit in your sleep. But every time you think about opening your own practice, you hit the same wall:
- An LLC, an EIN, an NPI, a DEA, and no idea what order to do them in
- CAQH and credentialing that feels like a second job
- Billing codes, modifiers, and claims that deny for reasons nobody explains
- And the big one: how do I even get my first patient?
So it stays on the "someday" list. Another year goes by, and you're still building someone else's practice instead of your own.
You don't need more information.
You need the order of operations.
A six-hour course you'll never finish won't get you open. Someone handing you the next small step, today's step, with the tool to do it fast? That gets you open. Day 1 you pick your model. Day 8 you file your LLC. Day 78 you see your first patient. You never have to wonder what's next.
The 90-Day Private Practice Launch
Exactly what's in the 51 pages
Twenty-nine chapters. Every one is the depth behind a daily step, so when an email says "file your LLC today," the playbook has the how, the cost, and the gotchas waiting.
Become a real business
Chapters 1–9- How this works
- Find your niche
- Your number & your setup
- Form your business (LLC & EIN)
- Get your NPI numbers
- Protect yourself: malpractice & DEA
- Build your CAQH profile
- Submit your insurance apps
- The four major payers
Build the machine
Chapters 10–18- Set up your EHR
- Calendar, booking & portal
- The billing engine
- The codes that pay
- Choosing your E/M level
- Make it billable
- Your money rules
- Consents, intake & HIPAA
- Never write a note again
Fill your schedule
Chapters 19–29- Get found
- Win on Psychology Today
- ZocDoc, Google & local SEO
- The referral engine
- Your website & your edge
- Booking to first visit
- Verify benefits first
- Your first patient
- Reviews, retention & raises
- Taxes & retirement
- Grow beyond the visit
The 90 emails, week by week
One email a day. Each one is a single action step (most take about 20 minutes) plus a copy-paste AI prompt that does the heavy lifting for you.
Foundation
Become a real business and get your insurance applications in.
- Week 1 · Days 1–7Decide & commitYour niche, your model (cash, insurance, or both), your launch date.
- Week 2 · Days 8–14Form the businessLLC, EIN, bank account, business phone.
- Week 3 · Days 15–21Protect & prep to billMalpractice, DEA, NPI-2, CAQH built right the first time.
- Week 4 · Days 22–30Submit & start the clockInsurance applications in to the four major payers.
Systems
Build the machine while credentialing runs in the background.
- Week 5 · Days 31–37Stand up your EHRCharts, calendar, booking, and the patient portal.
- Week 6 · Days 38–44The billing engineThe codes that pay, E/M levels, making every visit billable.
- Week 7 · Days 45–51Money & policiesYour fees, no-show rules, consents, intake, HIPAA.
- Week 8 · Days 52–60Documentation without burnoutNote templates and AI workflows so charts never eat your nights.
Patients
Get found, booked, and paid.
- Week 9 · Days 61–67Get foundPsychology Today profile that converts, Google, local SEO.
- Week 10 · Days 68–74Referral engine + webReferral outreach that works and a simple site that books.
- Week 11 · Days 75–81First patientsBenefits verification, the first visit, the first clean claim.
- Week 12 · Days 82–90Stabilize & scaleReviews, retention, taxes, and what to build next.
Built-in catch-up days about once a week — life happens, and the plan already knows it.
Skip the paperwork week.
› See all 79 forms included
Every one is personalized with your name, logo, and details, then downloaded as PDF, Word, or HTML.
🧠 Screening & Rating Scales 10
- Adult ADHD Self-Report Inventory
- Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS-v1.1)
- Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
- CAGE Questionnaire
- Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10)
- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
- PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5)
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7)
- Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
- Trauma Symptom Checklist
📝 Intake & Questionnaires 9
- COVID-19 Health Screen
- Psychiatric Medication History
- Request for Appointment
- Annual Insurance Update
- Consult Questionnaire
- New Mentorship Form
- Patient Intake Form (with Consents)
- Patient Intake — Weight Loss
- Mental Wellness Intake
✍️ Consents & Authorizations 8
- Consent for Mental Health Treatment During Pregnancy
- Diagnostic Imaging / Service Partner Consent
- Consent for Stimulant Use
- Drug Screening Policy
- Medication History Consent
- Psychoactive Medication Therapy Informed Consent
- Secure Communication App Consent
- Telehealth Consent, Policy and Agreement
🤝 Treatment & Membership Agreements 4
- Ongoing Medication Management Membership Agreement
- Ongoing Medication + Counseling Membership Agreement
- Ongoing Counseling Membership Agreement
- Mental Health and Wellness Treatment Agreement
📋 Practice Policies 9
- Controlled Substance Policy
- Benzodiazepine Policy
- Stimulant Medication Policy
- Patient Conduct & Grounds for Dismissal Policy
- Scope of Services & Non-Participation Policy
- Policy Decisions Worksheet (Pre-Launch)
- Disability Forms Policy
- Discharge / Termination from Practice Policy
- No Show / Cancellation / < 48 Hours Reschedule Policy
🔁 Releases of Information (ROI) 4
- ROI — Release of Information FROM Practice
- ROI — Release of Information TO Practice
- ROI — Continuation of Care — Nutritionist
- ROI — Continuation of Care — Therapist
💳 Financial & Billing 5
- Credit Card on File Consent
- Good Faith Estimate
- Patient Election of Self-Pay Services
- Practice Fee Schedule
- Revocation of Patient Election to Self-Pay for Services
🔒 Privacy & HIPAA 3
- HIPAA Privacy Policy (Notice of Privacy Practices)
- Psychiatric Advance Directives: Taking Charge of Your Care
- HIPAA Revocation of Authorization
🗒️ Clinical Notes & Orders 7
- Psychiatric Assessment Note (Adult/Child)
- Laboratory / Diagnostic Testing Order
- Visit Note Template — Weight Loss
- Compounded Rx — Weight Loss
- Follow Up (v.2024)
- Intake (v.2024)
- Follow Up Psych Appt
🩺 Provider Scales & Safety 3
- Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS)
- Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) — Provider
- Patient Safety Plan
🎯 Treatment Plans 3
- Treatment Plan
- Treatment Plan (Variant 2)
- Treatment Plan (Variant 3)
📞 Contact & Communication Logs 6
- Client Call / Contact
- Collection / Payment Contact
- Late Cancellation / No Show
- Medical Records Request
- Nurse / Assistant Call
- Provider Call / Contact
✉️ Letters & Clearances 8
- Welcome Letter
- Discharge / Termination Letter
- Emotional Support Animal (ESA) Letter
- Gastric Bypass Clearance Letter
- Return to Work / School Note
- Return to School / Work (Long Absence)
- Weight Loss Travel Letter
- Medical Necessity for Anti-Obesity Medications
Do the daily steps. If you finish the 90 days and don't have what you need to open your practice and see your first patient, or you're just not happy for any reason, email me within 90 days and I'll refund every cent. You keep the playbook. The only way to lose is to not start.
Hi, I'm Lindsay.
I'm a psychiatric nurse practitioner (DNP, PMHNP-BC), the founder of the Psych NP Fellowship, and the host of the No Prior Auth podcast. I built this because I watched too many sharp psych NPs stay stuck. They could do the clinical work in their sleep. No one ever handed them the order of operations. So I mapped it: every step, in sequence, with the AI prompts to make each one fast. This is the exact path, minus the years of guessing.
Your own practice is 90 days away.
The full playbook, 90 daily steps, 90 AI prompts, and every fast-track guide, plus the First-Patient Guarantee.
Get instant access — $47Instant delivery · 90-day money-back guaranteeBefore you start
That's exactly who it's for. It's one ~20-minute step a day. The AI prompts mean you're not researching for hours. You paste, you get the answer, you move on.
Both. You start on cash so you get paid fast, and get your insurance applications in early so panels come online right behind it. You pick your mix.
Yes. Every step is written generally, with a "find your state's version" lookup and an AI prompt that pulls the specifics for wherever you practice. Arizona is shown as a full worked example.
If you do the steps, yes. That's the design, and it's backed by the First-Patient Guarantee. The first patient comes via cash-pay; insurance grows your panel after.
Email me within 90 days for a full refund, and keep the playbook. Zero risk.
Yes. If you'd rather skip the software-settings phase entirely, our PracticeQ® Jumpstart is a done-for-you setup: answer 14 questions, and in 2 business days your forms, booking, reminders, and superbills are configured — then it's yours to run.
Most psych NPs who dream of their own practice never start. You don't have to be fearless. You just have to take today's step. I'll be in your inbox the whole way.