Opening a practice? Start with the checklist.
Graduate school taught you to be a good clinician. This checklist covers the online side: what to set up before you open, the five pages your first website needs, the notices Texas and federal rules expect, and what can wait.
What's inside.
Before you open
Your business setup, NPI, insurance panels, liability insurance and HIPAA basics.
Get found before the website is finished
Google Business Profile, Psychology Today and a real headshot.
Your first website: five pages
What goes on each one, and what to leave off.
Notices to include
The Good Faith Estimate notice, how clients file a complaint, privacy, and a crisis line.
Words to check before you publish
Associate titles, testimonials and outcome claims.
What can wait
The things that feel urgent but aren't, so you can open sooner.
I'm Charles, a web designer in Joshua, Texas. I've worked with Healing Minds Behavioral Health in San Antonio since it opened with one therapist, and this is what I'd tell any new practice before they spend a dollar on a website.
Is it really free?
Yes. You get the checklist, and I may follow up once to ask if you have questions. That's it.
Is this legal advice?
No. It's general information, checked in October 2026. Rules change, so confirm current requirements with your licensing board, an attorney or a CPA.