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Growing psychology practices often reach the point where hiring feels like the obvious next step. But when roles are unclear, the pressure doesn’t disappear, it simply moves. This article explores the hidden cost of hiring too soon and why structure matters before bringing someone new into your practice.

Your practice is full. On paper, it’s working. And yet it feels heavier than it should. This is not failure or burnout. It’s often the moment a practice enters its second build. The stage where growth shifts from doing more to designing better structures, clearer decisions, and systems that hold the work without depending on constant vigilance from you.

Since the new Psychology Board Code of Conduct came into effect on 1st December, I have noticed the same quiet shift across conversations with psychology practice owners. Not panic. Not confusion. A recalibration. Most of the owners I work with were already ethical, thoughtful, and committed to safe practice. The Code did not suddenly change how they care for clients. What it changed was where responsibility feels like it sits. The Code Didn’t Create New Issues. It Exposed Old Ones. The...