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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...

There’s a stage of practice growth where things look successful on paper but feel increasingly complex behind the scenes. Demand grows. Decisions multiply. Responsibility concentrates around you. This is the point where effort stops working and structure becomes essential.