If you are a therapist, it's important for you to have a dedicated space where you can meet with and work with patients. For most therapists, this means renting an office or a room. But not just any space will work as a therapy room. Here are some top things to consider as you visit various rooms and consider your options.
Is the space quiet?
When you're having therapy sessions with patients, you don't want a lot of noise in the background. Noise will make it hard for both you and your patients to focus and relax. So, make sure you visit various rooms for rent during business hours. Sit in the room for a while and see whether it truly is a quiet space. You may also want to take a look at any businesses around the room for rent. Do any of them have the potential to be really noisy? For instance, renting a room in a building next to a mechanic's shop is less ideal than renting one next to a chiropractor's office.
Will patients be able to find the space easily?
You don't want your clients to have to walk through a whole building and take a whole series of elevators in order to find your room. When you're only renting one room, some of the ones you see might be back in obscure locations like this. Leave those offices for business owners who have fewer in-person clients. As a therapist whose whole business relies on clients coming to see you, you want a room near the entrance and one that clients can find easily.
Does the room allow for your preferred layout?
Many therapists have a way they prefer to lay out their offices. For instance, you may like the patients' couches to be a reasonable distance from your own chair so the patients feel like they have their own space. Try drawing up a floor plan of your preferred layout on graph paper. Know what minimum size space you need to accommodate that layout. This way, you can quickly say "no thanks" to any room that is smaller than that size.
There are plenty of rooms for rent that would be perfect as therapists' offices. Just make sure you put in the time to find a room that truly suits your needs. The right room should be quiet, spacious, and easy to find.
Contact a professional if you would like help finding a therapy room rental.