How to Stop Drowning in Your PMHNP Practice (Without Sacrificing Your Success)

You didn’t leave your hospital job to work more.
You didn’t build a private practice to trade burnout for… a fancier version of burnout.
And yet, here you are.

Your calendar is full.
Your patients are booked.
On paper, things look great.

But inside? You’re exhausted.

Your brain is constantly buzzing.
You’re always one patient message away from snapping.
And worst of all, you’re wondering if you’re the problem.

You’re not.

You’re not failing.

You’re just doing the work of five people with the nervous system of one.

When “Success” Starts to Feel Like Drowning

No one tells you this part.

You leave the chaos of agencies or hospitals, thinking things will be lighter in private practice. And sure, there’s more freedom. More autonomy. More you in your work.

But then reality sets in:
You’re not just the provider anymore.
You’re also the admin. The marketer. The scheduler. The biller.
You’re running a full-blown business, and no one gave you the manual.

Suddenly you’re…

• Rewriting the same intake email for the 18th time.

• Charting at 9:30 PM because the rest of the day was a blur.

• Wondering when you’re supposed to rest if you’re always “on.”

It’s not that you can’t handle hard work. You’ve proven you can.
It’s that no one taught you how to build a practice that supports you, too.

What’s Actually Burning You Out?

It’s not your patients.

It’s the constant context-switching.
It’s the mental load of running everything behind the scenes.
It’s not having a clear off switch for your brain.

Burnout in private practice doesn’t always look like emotional exhaustion.
Sometimes, it looks like feeling scattered all the time.
Like waking up already feeling behind.
Like wondering if this was a mistake, but being too deep in to pause.

That’s not a personality flaw. That’s a systems problem.

Here’s Where We Start to Fix It

1. Audit your workflow.
Spend one week tracking your entire client journey from intake to discharge.
What’s clunky? What are you repeating that could be automated?
Where is your energy leaking?

2. Simplify your offers.
You don’t need 12 services.
Start with a solid structure—diagnostic eval + med management.
Let the rest wait. You can always add more later.

3. Automate where you can.
This doesn’t mean fancy software. It means:

• A scheduling system with auto-confirmations.

• EHR templates that save your sanity.

• Online payments that just work.

4. Block CEO time every week.
Even one hour. Just for you. No clients. No inbox.
This is where you lead— plan, review, reflect.

And no, you don’t need to earn rest first.

You’re Allowed to Slow Down

Your worth isn’t tied to how much you do.
You didn’t leave one broken system to build another that breaks you.

This gets to feel different.
And it can feel different with the right foundation.

If you’re tired of trying to piece it all together alone… I’ve got you.

Inside Strong Roots Mentorship, we build practices that are sustainable, profitable, and actually livable. Because you deserve a business that works with your nervous system, not against it.

When you’re ready to rebuild from a place of clarity, I’m here.

You don’t have to figure it all out alone.If you’re feeling stuck or unsure where to start, come join us inside Strong Roots Mentorship. We take you step by step from ground zero to seeing patients and beyond, without the overwhelm.