Lauren Lawson Coaching, LLC

Lauren Lawson Coaching, LLC www.facebook.com/groups/nonprofitleader/

I help burned out therapists + wellness professionals working in community mental health make more money and still have an impact in community mental health by starting their own non-profit group practice.

08/23/2026

This one comes up constantly.

"What if the board overrules me?"

"What if I build something and lose the clinical vision I started with?"

"What if I hand over control and it stops being mine?"

That fear makes complete sense. Especially for therapists who've spent years watching agency leadership make decisions that had nothing to do with what clients actually needed.

Why would you build something just to hand it over to a committee?

Here's what most people don't realize though. A well structured nonprofit board doesn't take control away from the founder. It protects the founder.

The difference is in how you build the governance from the beginning. Who's on the board. How voting works. How the founder's role is defined. What the bylaws actually say.

Done right, you stay in the leadership seat. The clinical vision stays intact. The board exists to support what you're building, not redirect it.

That's exactly what the Governance mini-course covers.

Comment GOVERNANCE and I'll send you the link.

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Do you think the fear of losing control is what actually stops most therapists from starting, or is it something else?

Someday has a way of turning into years without you even noticing.If you've been sitting on this idea, the Formation min...
08/20/2026

Someday has a way of turning into years without you even noticing.

If you've been sitting on this idea, the Formation mini-course is the clearest starting point I know. It walks you through exactly what to file, in what order, so you're not piecing it together from random Google searches anymore.

Comment FORMATION and I'll send you the link.

How long have you been saying "after this" before you'll start?

08/15/2026

The number of therapists who've been told starting a nonprofit would put their license at risk...

It's a lot.

And I get why that advice lands so hard. Your license is everything. You spent years earning it. The last thing you want is to do something that threatens it.

But here's what's actually happening in most of those conversations.

The person giving the advice understands business law. They just don't understand the specific legal structure of a therapist-led nonprofit. Those are two different things and the gap between them is where all this fear gets created.

Your clinical license and your nonprofit operate in completely separate lanes.

Your license covers what you do clinically. Your nonprofit is the legal structure your organization operates under. One doesn't threaten the other when the structure is set up correctly.

The problem isn't starting. The problem is starting with the wrong information from someone who doesn't understand both sides of this.

That's exactly why formation matters so much. Getting the legal foundation right from the beginning is what keeps everything clean, compliant, and protected.

Comment FORMATION and I'll send you the link to walk through that process the right way.

Have you ever been told something about therapist-led nonprofits that turned out to be wrong? Drop it in the comments. I might cover it in my next video.

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