🎄 December for Solo Private Practice Owners: When Everything Magically Becomes “A January Problem”

If you’re a solo private practice owner, December tends to feel like a strange blend of exhaustion, peppermint lattes, and the delusion that Future You is going to handle everything with superhuman efficiency on January 1st.

We all know the vibe:
“Should I fix my documentation system?”
New Year Me will be so organized.
“Should I review my fees?”
January Me will have spreadsheets.
“Should I finally update my website?”
2026 Me will have a whole rebrand, actually.

December is the unofficial month of professional procrastination. But instead of waiting for a mythical future version of you who sleeps 8 hours and color-codes file structures, here are quick tasks you can do right now—each under 7 minutes—that actually make 2026 easier.

No big planning days. No major overhaul. Just tiny wins that stack.

✨ 16 Things You Can Do in Under 7 Minutes to Make 2026 Smoother for Your Private Practice

1️⃣ Raise your rates on paper

Even if you implement later, document your new fee so you’re not scrambling.

2️⃣ Write one canned email

Examples: late cancellation policy, boundary reminders, holiday closures.
Drop it in your EHR templates folder or in drafts in your email system = future time saved.

3️⃣ Declutter your calendar

Remove recurring meetings you don’t actually attend.

4️⃣ Update your voicemail greeting

A calm, clear message saves you from returning unnecessary calls.

5️⃣ Add a “quick wins” sticky note

List 3 things you want January You to remember.

6️⃣ Clear your desktop

Eliminate the 42 random screenshots of worksheets, memes, and insurance PDFs.

7️⃣ Create a 2026 “parking lot”

One doc where next-year ideas go—goodbye Post-it graveyard.

8️⃣ Delete one subscription you forgot you had

Your bank account will applaud.

9️⃣ Make a 60-second boundaries list

Define what you’re not doing in 2026.

🔟 Run an income report

Just glance. No analysis needed yet.

1️⃣1️⃣ Refresh your Psychology Today headline

The headline alone can boost inquiries.

1️⃣2️⃣ Move your 2025 paperwork into a “Completed” folder

Not sorted. Just out of your way.

1️⃣3️⃣ Send one appreciation message

To a referral source, colleague, or supervisor.

1️⃣4️⃣ Unfollow 5 accounts that drain your energy

Curate a calmer professional brain.

1️⃣5️⃣ Complete the micro-course on Georgia CE requirements for 2026 renewal

Offered by the Therapist Institute for Continuing Education — a T2T collaborative project with Luxury Life Counseling.
It’s short, practical, and eliminates CE-renewal confusion before the year even begins. It’s free, sign up here.

1️⃣6️⃣ Join the T2T Membership for 2026

It takes under 7 minutes, gives you structured support all year, and spares you the lonely “DIY everything” feeling that often hits solos around March. Join here.

✨ A Gentler Truth

You don’t need to sprint into 2026 with perfectly curated systems.
But doing a few tiny tasks now keeps January from feeling like a tidal wave of obligations you postponed “until the new year” (aka, your future fantasy land).

Take 7 minutes today.
Your January self will be a little less overwhelmed—and a lot more grateful.