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.

06/16/2026

The therapist with the impossible caseload and the underpaid salary just became my favorite candidate for nonprofit founder.

Seriously. I mean that.

The experience you picked up inside a broken system is actually exactly what it takes to build something better. You know what families fall through the gap because you watched it happen every single day. You know what quality care looks like when the system actually allows it. You know what burnout does to a clinician and a community when nothing changes.

That is not a background that disqualifies you from leadership. That is the whole reason you are the right person for this.

The therapists I have worked with who built the strongest nonprofit practices were not the ones with MBAs or business connections or perfect confidence going in. They were the ones who spent years inside systems that did not work and finally got tired of waiting for someone else to fix it.

You do not need a different resume. You need a roadmap for the skills you already have and a structure that actually lets you use them.

CMH gave you the clinical depth, the community knowledge, and honestly the fire to want something different. That combination is rarer than you think and more valuable than the system ever told you.

If you have been quietly wondering whether your background is enough to do this, I would love to talk through what building your own nonprofit practice could actually look like for you specifically.

Comment NONPROFIT below and I will send you a link to book a free discovery call. Let's figure out your first real step together.

06/15/2026

One of the biggest myths therapists believe about starting a nonprofit is:

"I just need to understand everything first."

So they keep researching.

More videos.
More IRS articles.
More nonprofit compliance content.
More saved posts they'll "come back to later."

And it feels productive.

But in reality, it's often just a socially acceptable form of avoidance.

Not because therapists are lazy.

Because therapists are trained to assess risk.

In clinical work, thinking through every possible outcome is a strength.

But when you're trying to build a nonprofit therapy practice or therapist-led organization, that same skill can become a trap.

Because there is no moment where you suddenly understand everything.

No day where nonprofit structure, governance, compliance, funding, and organizational growth all magically click into place.

That's not how clarity works.

Clarity is usually created through movement.

Not before it.

This is why so many therapists stay stuck in research mode for months or years.

They're waiting for certainty when what they actually need is a roadmap.

The therapists who build sustainable nonprofit therapy practices are rarely the ones with the least fear.

They're the ones who stop waiting to feel fully ready and start following a structured path forward.

Because confidence doesn't create action.

Action creates confidence.

Comment IMPACT if you're ready to stop waiting for perfect certainty.

Or drop your questions below if you're still trying to figure out your first step.

Every therapist who has ever built a successful nonprofit had one thing in common. Not the right credentials. Not the pe...
06/15/2026

Every therapist who has ever built a successful nonprofit had one thing in common. Not the right credentials. Not the perfect timing. Not enough money saved up. They had a deadline that finally made the decision real.
Tonight is that deadline.

At midnight codes NONPROFIT and BUNDLE both expire. Every course goes from $97 back to $125. The bundle goes from $297 back to $500.

I've worked with enough therapists to know that deadlines get dismissed until they don't. Until the thing closes and the price goes up and you realize the window you kept saying you'd use is gone.

I don't want that to be you.

Not because of the money. Because of the families in your community who are waiting for the structure you haven't built yet.

Formation. Governance. Revenue. Implementation. The complete roadmap for therapists who are done researching and ready to build a nonprofit therapy practice.

$297 with code BUNDLE for all four. $97 each with code NONPROFIT.
Midnight tonight. Link in bio. Comment FRAMEWORK and I'll send it right now.

A lot of therapists want to start a nonprofit practice until they see words like “governance” and “IRS filing” and immed...
06/13/2026

A lot of therapists want to start a nonprofit practice until they see words like “governance” and “IRS filing” and immediately shut their laptop

I get it.

The legal side sounds overwhelming when nobody explains it in plain language. Most clinicians were never taught how nonprofit structures actually work, so they assume it is way more complicated or risky than it really is.

But honestly, once therapists understand the framework, things start making a lot more sense.

You realize a nonprofit group practice is not just “a dream.”
It is an actual structure with actual steps.

And that structure is what helps therapists create sustainable mental health organizations that can grow, hire clinicians, access funding, and serve communities long term.

Comment NONPROFIT to book a call and learn what starting a compliant nonprofit practice could actually look like for you.

06/13/2026

48 hours.

Both codes expire Sunday at midnight and I know some of you are still sitting on this.

Not because you don't want to build your nonprofit. Not because the courses aren't the right fit. But because deciding feels heavier than researching. And researching has felt safer for a long time.

I get that. I really do.

But here's what I also know. The right course for where you're stuck exists inside this framework. Formation if the legal piece hasn't moved.

Governance if the board fear is what's in the way. Revenue if you still can't fully believe the model pays. Implementation if you have everything except the order.

And if you genuinely don't know which one fits, that's what my DMs are for. Tell me where you're stuck and I'll tell you exactly where to start.

Both codes expire Sunday at midnight. Code NONPROFIT for $97 per course. Code BUNDLE for all four at $297.

Comment FRAMEWORK and I'll send you the link right now.

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