New professionals in the field--whether just out of school or approaching psychotherapy as a second career--often have difficulty finding mentoring. In this interactive workshop, three senior practitioners will be your mentors, leading an exploration of the best ways to increase your clinical competence and confidence, plot your career, and build a private practice that's profitable. We'll discuss how to bring your personal style, family history, and intuitive responses appropriately and responsibly into the therapeutic encounter, and how to stay calm and grounded when sessions get tough. You'll learn strategies for starting and expanding your practice. Throughout the rest of the Symposium, we'll help you process what you're hearing and learning each day and assist you to make lasting networking connections with other colleagues. (This session will continue with Workshop 313.)