Why We’re Pivoting Toward

Mentorship-First

Partnerships

I don’t want to lead from requirements and enforcement—I want to lead from fire.

Let’s be blunt: I hated running a practice with a W2 employee model. I mean… hated.

The W2 model required me to become someone I never wanted to be:

The enforcer.

The policy-maker.

The one who has to say “we can’t” because the revenue math doesn’t work out, no matter how hard I tried to make it happen.

The W2 model is '“safe” on paper. It’s what I was told was the gold standard and what “everyone wanted”—the responsible, stable, “right” way to build a practice.

And don’t misunderstand me—there is 100% a need for the W2 model. I know many incredible group practice owners who run their practices on a W2 model with absolute integrity, compassion, and a clinicians-as-humans-first approach (many). But it just never aligned with how I actually move through the world and what my ‘zones of genius’ are.

Samantha Goldberg

Founder & CEO

The truth is:

The traditional W2 group practice model required me to operate like a boss when I’ve always loved being a mentor.

It forced me to enforce metrics and minimums when what I really care about is growth, impact, innovation, and freedom.

That’s not who I am. And it’s not who I want to be.

Honestly, I never wanted to be someone’s boss.

I wanted to be their co-visionary.

Their hype girl business mentor.

Their amplifier.

I want to build alongside co-creators, co-disruptors, co-visionaries.

I want to work alongside people who are building something real and aligned—for themselves, for their clients, and for the world they actually give a damn about. Especially right now.

After years of running a traditional group practice, I had to ask myself some hard questions.

Why did so many talented clinicians feel stuck in a system that promised flexibility but still ultimately delivered burnout?

Why did the work of holding it all together leave so little room for innovation, rest, or trust?

Why did I feel like I was constantly managing from a place of scarcity and enforcement?

Why was I, someone obsessed with freedom, entrepreneurship, and innovation, replicating a model that didn’t actively support that in others?

What would it look like to create a practice model that evolves alongside the people in it?

How can the future of group private practice include a model that honors and celebrates the hell out of the entrepreneurial spirit that so many clinicians and helpers are tapping into?

What gaps did I keep noticing but didn’t have the space, capacity, or structure to fully address?

What I realized changed everything.

W2 and a single-service model wasn’t wrong—it just wasn’t me. And it made it incredibly difficult to evolve with the changing needs of clinicians, helpers, and our community.

I realized that I never got into this work to manage people—not in this way. I got into it to build people up.

And if the structure itself makes that impossible?

It’s the structure that needs to go.

So I tore it down.

Now, we’re rebuilding as a multi-disciplinary, fiercely affirming, values-aligned wellness hub with built in business coaching—uniting diverse providers with shared values all under one roof.

A wellness hub for providers who want more: more freedom, more alignment, more impact—without sacrificing connection, personalized support, their values, or themselves.

Where clinicians and wellness providers operate like entrepreneurs—with a backbone of collective momentum and built in business mentorship support.

Where providers can do autonomous work in a space that affirms who they are, creates a safe space for their clients, and amplifies what they’re building.

So, why would you want to join now?

  • Because the chaos already happened—and we’re not repeating it.

    We’ve been through the fire. The lawsuit. The turnover. The breakdown. What’s ahead is clarity, alignment, and systems that reflect real leadership—not reaction.

  • Because if you’ve ever wished for a leader who actually gets it—who’s lived through it, learned from it, and owned it—you just found one.

    This isn’t a practice led by theory. It’s led by experience.

  • Because if you’ve ever wanted to do the work your way—without building a solo practice in isolation—this is it.

    You don’t have to figure everything out alone. But you also won’t be crammed into a box that was designed for someone else. This is a space that has been shaped with thoughtfulness and flexibility from the ground up, and centers your autonomy as a clinician and a provider.

  • Because we’re not interested in “back to normal.”

    What we had before wasn’t sustainable. This isn’t about returning—it’s about becoming. And that means there’s space for you to help shape a culture and a wellness space that aligns with your own integrity and shows up for our communities.

  • Because we won’t be for everyone—and we’re finally okay with that.

    We’re not trying to please the masses or build the biggest team. We’re building something lean, intentional, aligned, and grounded. That means fewer seats—but stronger trust and alignment, in all ways.

  • Because the founder has already had to face some hard truths--and now she leads from it.

    There’s no version of this practice where things get swept under the rug. That’s not just refreshing—it’s protective.

  • Because we’re not rushing to "refill". We’re rebuilding to realign.

    This isn’t about getting back to “business as usual.” That version of Open Space wasn’t sustainable.

    We’re not rushing to stack a full team overnight. We’re taking our time. Being selective. And only bringing on clinicians and providers who truly align with the values, purpose, and pace of what we’re building now.

  • Because the story isn’t just about what happened—it’s about who the founder became because of it.

    She faced the kind of shame that silences most people—and chose visibility instead.

    And that’s the person you’d be working for now: someone with clarity, capacity, humility, and nothing left to hide.

  • Because you won’t be walking into a mess—you’ll be shaping something new.

    You won’t be inheriting broken team dynamics, unclear policies, or unspoken tension. You’ll be part of creating this new version of Open Space that’s built for true thriving, visceral alignment, and sustainability—not survival.

  • Because some people will wait until it’s polished.

    There will be people who wait until the website looks full again. Until we’ve hired 10 clinicians and providers. Until the story fades and the new chapter settles.

    But there are others—maybe you—who know how rare it is to join something powerful in motion as it becomes what it was always meant to be.

  • Because you’re not just witnessing a turning point—you’re invited to help shape it.

    We’re not rebuilding Open Space to look like what it was. We’re building something new entirely—and the people who step in now will be part of defining its voice, its structure, and its soul.

Current Openings:

Licensed Therapist
(LPC, LCSW, LMFT)

Hey,

Wellness Providers!

(We’re looking at you massage therapists, bodyworkers, acupuncturists, prescribers, nutritionists, dietitians…)

Our next phase includes expanding beyond therapy.

We’re not hiring yet, but we’re actively planning for wellness providers to join us. If you’re a wellness provider who wants to work in a space that actually aligns with your values, fill out our interest form and we’ll will reach out when doors officially open!

Here, you’re not just renting an office or working for a group practice.

business coach

You’re getting a

in your pocket.

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