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California therapist documentation, written in detail.

Plain-language analysis of the statutes, the hours, and the gaps that matter when you're starting a California private practice. No filler. Citations on the page.

May 25, 2026 · ~10 min read · Regulations

The California statutes every solo therapist's intake packet should cite

National-scope templates cover the lowest common denominator across all fifty states. For California, that's not enough. Here are the ten statutes that have to be in your forms — and why most templates leave them out.

May 25, 2026 · ~8 min read · Practice operations

What it actually takes to build your own California therapy documentation set

A document-by-document breakdown of the time, the research, and the citation work involved in drafting a California-compliant intake packet from scratch. The honest math, with hours.

May 25, 2026 · ~9 min read · Regulations

Telehealth informed consent in California: SB 801, CCR §1815.5, and what each license type needs

The three regulatory layers — federal HIPAA, BPC §2290.5, and the BBS-specific §1815.5 — explained in plain language. License-type variations, the three common gotchas, and the exact content your telehealth consent has to address.

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