private practice
noun
: a professional business (such as that of a lawyer or doctor) that is not controlled or paid for by the government or a larger company (such as a hospital)
After years as attorney general, he returned to private practice.
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In addition to his private practice, Dr. Kroner is a clinician at The Reconnect Trauma Center, providing services in somatic acupuncture, mindfulness training, and metabolic health.
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Jennifer Klump, Verywell Health, 30 May 2025
Goodrich is now a licensed professional counselor who has had a private practice for about 10 years.
CHAMP, which stands for Community Healing And Mental Health Project, was created after the murder of Atatiana Jefferson in 2019 to help people express feelings and emotions in a safe space.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025
Architects and planners who worked for the Housing Corporation carried these ideas into private practice, academia and housing initiatives.
—Eran Ben-Joseph, The Conversation, 19 May 2025
My professional life was defined by my private practice, my work at Columbia University, and a distinctly New York brand of ambition: survive and be somebody.
—Drew Ramsey, CNBC, 14 May 2025
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Jennifer Klump, Verywell Health, 30 May 2025
Goodrich is now a licensed professional counselor who has had a private practice for about 10 years.
CHAMP, which stands for Community Healing And Mental Health Project, was created after the murder of Atatiana Jefferson in 2019 to help people express feelings and emotions in a safe space.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025
Architects and planners who worked for the Housing Corporation carried these ideas into private practice, academia and housing initiatives.
—Eran Ben-Joseph, The Conversation, 19 May 2025
My professional life was defined by my private practice, my work at Columbia University, and a distinctly New York brand of ambition: survive and be somebody.
—Drew Ramsey, CNBC, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for private practice
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“Private practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20practice. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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