Bluevine, the leading provider of holistic banking solutions designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and Heard, the financial back-office for therapists in private practice, announced a partnership to provide business checking to mental health professionals.

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COVID saw a 20% rise in demand for mental health care. With the emergence of telehealth, changing cross-state licensure laws, and access to independence through member networks and EAPs, therapists are recognizing that giving up 50% of their salary to join a group practice or agency no longer makes sense.

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Countless online therapy businesses sprung up overnight. Even if a therapist has a full-time W2 job, they likely maintain a small private practice. Yet, unlike most SMBs, therapists lack the knowledge, tools, and systems to understand the practice as a financial entity.

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Therapists have had to patchwork together their financial back-office. This means DIY accounting software, hard-coded spreadsheets, costly lawyers, CPAs, and misfit agnostic bookkeeping solutions.

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Not only is the space fragmented, but it is outside of their expertise, time-consuming, and expensive.

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How Bluevine helps us deliver on our mission

“Our mission is to help therapists be therapists, starting with the financial back-office, through the use of technology,” said Andrew Riesen, co-founder and CEO of Heard. “We’ve partnered with Bluevine to deliver on that mission and keep therapists from getting nickel-and-dimed by business banking.”

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Heard provides therapists with an all-in-one platform to help manage their bookkeeping, taxes, and payroll. On average, Heard saves therapists 60 hours per year in financial record-keeping and $5,000 per year in taxes.

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“Therapists’ focus should be on the care of their patients, not on bookkeeping,” said Eyal Lifshitz, CEO of Bluevine. “Bluevine is a holistic banking provider founded and run by a small business-minded team, so we aim to empower entrepreneurs to focus on their important work, rather than adding more tasks to their plates. This joint effort with Heard will ensure that more therapists are able to spend less time on finances to better prioritize the health and wellbeing of their patients and growing their practices.”

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Need a business checking account for your therapy practice? Apply in minutes with Bluevine for no monthly or overdraft fees and unlimited transactions.

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This post is to be used for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, business, or tax advice. Each person should consult their own attorney, business advisor, or tax advisor with respect to matters referenced in this post.

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