You don't have to figure out
groups alone.
A live, implementation-focused mastermind for therapists who are ready to stop putting off their therapy group and finally build one with real support, accountability, and a community that gets it.
Sara Schreiber, LCSW, CGP Β· Groups in Private Practice
You keep saying you'll start a group.
And then life happens.
You know groups could be good for your clients. You know they could help you reduce your one-on-one caseload without reducing your income. You've thought about what kind of group you'd run. You've maybe even identified clients who'd be a good fit.
And yet, here you are. Another year in. Still thinking about it.
It's not because you're lazy or unmotivated. It's not because you don't care. It's because you were trained to be a skilled clinician, and nobody taught you how to build, market, and run a profitable therapy group in private practice. The business side was just never part of the training.
So you're trying to figure it out alone. Between sessions. After hours. On your one day off. And when it gets complicated or uncomfortable, it goes back on the someday list.
The problem isn't that you lack skill or ideas. The problem is that you've been trying to do this without structure, without support, and without anyone to help you follow through when things get hard or confusing. That's what this mastermind is designed to change.
Watch this before you apply:
The Business of Groups
This is the live workshop I recently gave on the actual business side of running a therapy group. In about 40 minutes, we cover:
- ✓ How to pick the right group format for your practice
- ✓ What to charge (and how to think about revenue per hour)
- ✓ How to get clients, even without a big audience
- ✓ The group policies you need to have in place
It's a good way to get a feel for how I teach and whether this feels like the right fit before you book a call.
A different kind of practice.
Groups aren't just a revenue strategy. For a lot of therapists, they're the thing that makes practice feel sustainable again. Here's what that can actually look like.
Fewer one-on-one hours
See more clients per session hour without adding slots to your calendar.
More clinical energy
Group work is a different kind of engagement. Many therapists find it genuinely restorative after years of back-to-back individual sessions.
More income stability
Groups can meaningfully increase revenue without a proportional increase in your hours or emotional output.
Clients helping each other
The therapeutic work that happens between group members is something individual therapy simply can't replicate.
Space for the rest of your life
A more spacious schedule. More room for the things and people that matter outside your practice.
A more sustainable practice
Not just for now. Built in a way that holds up over time, without requiring you to keep adding individual clients to grow.
Sara currently runs three 75-minute groups per week in her own practice. Those groups bring in an additional $1,585 per week, which is $6,340 per month, while also allowing her to reduce her one-on-one caseload and create more time for her family and her 93-year-old grandmother. She built this over time, from the same place you're in now.
The room where therapists
finally follow through.
This isn't a course you buy and get to someday. It's six weeks of actually doing the work, with me and a small group of peers alongside you the whole time.
Every week, we meet live. You bring your real questions, your real sticking points, your actual clients and private practice situation. We work through it together, with personalized feedback, hot seat coaching, and a small cohort of peers who are in the exact same place you are.
The mastermind includes access to the Groups in Private Practice course, which gives you the roadmap. But the mastermind is where implementation actually happens. The course tells you what to do. This is where you do it, with support.
Live coaching calls, not lectures
Six 75-minute weekly calls that are built around you, not a pre-set slide deck. You bring what's real and we work through it.
Support between sessions
Monday through Thursday Slack access means you don't have to sit stuck with a question until next week.
Personalized, not generic
Hot seat time every call. Your group design, your client population, your sticking points. Not one-size-fits-all advice.
A small, real community
Six to eight therapists who will actually know your situation. Not a Facebook group with hundreds of strangers.
Everything in one place.
6 live 75-minute calls
Weekly sessions that are interactive and implementation-focused. Attendance is where the value lives.
Hot seat coaching every week
Real-time, personalized troubleshooting on your actual group, your actual clients, your actual obstacles.
MβTh Slack support
Between-call access to Sara and the cohort. Questions, stuck points, wins. You're not waiting a week for help.
The Groups in Private Practice course
The full course roadmap is included, giving you the structured framework to build on during our six weeks together.
A small, intentional cohort
Six to eight therapists maximum. Everyone knows your situation. It doesn't feel like a crowd.
Call recordings
All sessions recorded and available. Life happens, and you'll always be able to catch up.
Choose the cohort
that works for you.
Same curriculum and support structure. Two different schedules to meet you where you are.
- Dates June 25 β July 30, 2026
- Day Thursdays
- Time 11:00 AM ET Β· 75 minutes
- Weeks June 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
- Size 6β8 members Β· Application required
- Dates June 22 β August 3, 2026
- Day Mondays
- Time 1:00 PM ET Β· 75 minutes
- Weeks June 22, July 6, 13, 20, 27, Aug 3
- Size 6β8 members Β· Application required
Designed for therapists in and serving Orthodox Jewish communities, with marketing and messaging content specifically attuned to the communities you serve. This cohort is in collaboration with Imo Anochi.
Please indicate which cohort you're applying for.
Is this you?
This mastermind is designed for a specific kind of therapist. See if it resonates.
This is a good fit if you...
- Want to start a therapy group in your private practice
- Have tried to launch a group before and it didn't fill
- Want to reduce your one-on-one caseload without reducing income
- Want to feel less isolated and more supported in building groups in your practice
- Know you need more than information: you need accountability and structure
- Want to build a group in a sustainable way, not just sprint to launch
- Have been thinking about this for a while and are ready to finally act
This probably isn't the right fit if you...
- Are brand new to practice with no active caseload yet
- Are not yet licensed
- Are already running groups successfully and looking to scale
- Want a self-paced program you can work through on your own timeline (if this is you, I'd strongly encourage you to explore the Groups in Private Practice course)
You don't have to feel ready. Most people who join don't, and that makes a lot of sense. This is hard to do alone, and that's exactly why this exists.
What becomes possible when you have real support.
These therapists took the Groups in Private Practice course β this is the first mastermind I've offered, and I built it for people exactly like them.
Melissa Hinton
Melissa practices in rural Virginia, where therapy groups are uncommon and the idea of putting yourself out there can feel especially exposed. She now runs two groups: one for people who feel disconnected or lonely in relationships even when life looks fine on the outside, and one for adults navigating estrangement or complicated family dynamics.
"The most helpful takeaway was a sense of connection β with Sara, with others in the community, and with myself. I have been able to be more creative in my professional work and grow my confidence as a clinician."
You don't have to do this alone.
Crystal Britt
Crystal came in recovering from autistic burnout, looking for a way to practice that didn't leave her depleted. She launched two groups and found something she hadn't expected: a model of work that actually felt sustainable. One that let her show up for her clients and still have something left for her family.
"This was the only model that was sustainable for me post-burnout. I was able to preserve my energy for my kids and felt confident in my ability to be a clinician again."
Caitlin Steitzer
Caitlin carried a lot of anxiety going in and wasn't even sure she'd launch. She started with three members and a body image/self-compassion group she wasn't certain anyone would come to. They did. And she made twice her individual session rate. More than the money, though, was that she actually did it.
"I wasn't even expecting to launch a group. I held a lot of anxiety about starting this process, but the course and the community really helped me move through it."
What you're building toward.
Jessica Chavolla
Jessica runs two ongoing process groups with 7 members total and describes something that goes beyond the numbers.
"I finally have the joy of group in my life. I feel intellectually challenged and I'm being paid appropriately for the work I'm doing. The potential for growth feels endless from here."
Bassy Schwartz
Bassy runs three groups and wanted more relational work, faster client progress, and growth that didn't mean adding more hours to her week.
"Starting groups using Sara's methods is a fantastic way for therapists to grow without perpetuating more burnout. Sara's teaching style is clear and effective."
Michelle Casarella
Michelle came in not knowing where to start with marketing. She pushed herself outside her comfort zone and built something she's proud of.
"Buying the course was a great investment in accountability and actual implementation. I can't recommend it enough β it truly changed my practice."
I'm Sara Schreiber.
I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Group Psychotherapist. I own Collaborative Minds Psychotherapy LLC, a group practice that specializes in group therapy β and currently has 8 active groups running. Group therapy is genuinely my area: clinically, professionally, and personally.
I didn't build the Groups in Private Practice program from theory. I built it from inside a real practice, working through the same logistics, marketing questions, and structural decisions that you're navigating now. The groups in my practice didn't fill overnight. They required iteration, patience, and a lot of problem-solving along the way.
I teach from what actually works in private practice settings, with real clients and real constraints. Not from a hypothetical best-case scenario.
What I know is this: most therapists who want to run groups don't fail because they're bad clinicians. They stall because they're doing it alone, without structure, and without someone who can help them navigate the specific obstacles that come up in their practice.
That's what this mastermind is. A real implementation container with a real guide who has done the work herself.
Ready to build your group?
Founding round pricing. This cohort is limited to 6β8 members.
Itβs a free 15-minute conversation. No pressure, no pitch. Youβll share a bit about where you are and what youβre building, and weβll see if itβs the right fit. Thatβs it. Questions? Reach out here.
Things you might
be wondering.
If something else is on your mind, reach out directly.
That's a very common starting point, and it's something we work through in the first week together. You don't need to arrive with a fully formed group concept. We'll help you figure out what kind of group actually makes sense given your clients, your clinical strengths, and your practice context.
This is one of the most common reasons therapists join. A group that didn't fill is usually a marketing and structure problem, not a you problem. We'll look specifically at what happened, what can be done differently, and how to set up this attempt in a way that gives it a real chance.
Most therapists feel this way. Marketing is not something you were trained to do, and it can feel uncomfortable, even a little against your clinical instincts. We spend real time on this, specifically on how to market a therapy group in a way that feels authentic and doesn't require you to become someone you're not.
If you're newer to private practice, this might actually be a great time to start a group. Book a call and let's talk through where you are and whether this is the right fit for you right now.
Insurance-based therapists are welcome. We'll cover the specifics of running a group in an insurance practice, including billing, consent, and the logistical differences from private pay. The process of building and marketing a group still applies: the structure just looks a little different.
Virtual groups are fully covered. Many therapists in this mastermind run or plan to run virtual groups, and the curriculum addresses the specific considerations around platform, setup, consent, and marketing for online group therapy.
This is business training only. The mastermind focuses entirely on the practice-building side: how to structure a group, how to price it, how to fill it, and how to run it sustainably. Your clinical skills are yours and I'm here to help you build the container around them. If you're looking for clinical group therapy training, you can find that here.
The live call is 75 minutes. Beyond that, you'll be doing the actual implementation work: drafting your group description, designing your intake process, reaching out to clients. How much time that takes depends on where you are and what you're building, but most participants find it fits into a busy schedule. The point is to make real progress, not add a part-time job to your week.
No, and I'd be skeptical of anyone who does. Your outcome depends on too many things outside of either of our control: your caseload, your clients' availability, your schedule, your practice context. What I can tell you is that you'll have done the real foundational work, worked through the real obstacles, and moved much further than you would have on your own. The support is real. The progress is real. The outcome is yours to build on.
If you don't want to be in this same place next year, this is your invitation.
You've been putting this off long enough. Not because you don't want it, but because you've been trying to figure it out alone.
This mastermind exists for exactly that: to give you the structure, the support, and the community to finally do the thing you've been meaning to do.
Six weeks. A small cohort. Real guidance. Let's build your group.
Questions before you book? Reach out here.
