Mobile Complementary Therapist

Busy households, people who find it hard to travel, small businesses running staff wellbeing days, and event organisers.

A fee per session with a travel allowance or minimum booking, plus group rates for workplaces and events.

• Recognised training in your chosen therapy
• Reliable and punctual
• Comfortable setting up in different spaces
• Building trust with new clients quickly

• Public liability and professional indemnity insurance that covers off-site work
• Check whether your therapy or title is regulated in your state, and any rules on advertising health services
• Travel time is unpaid, so set a service area and travel fees
• Personal safety when visiting new clients, such as telling someone your schedule
• Working with older or vulnerable clients may need a police or working with vulnerable people check, so check your state's rules
• Do not promise medical outcomes in your marketing

Startup costs are typically around $1,500 to $5,000, depending on your portable table and kit, insurance that covers off-site work, and how you promote yourself. Your therapy training is a separate requirement to have in place.

Monthly revenue is typically around $1,000 to $5,000, depending on your service area, session prices and how full your diary gets. Travel time is unpaid, so check your travel fees. These are revenue estimates, not profit.

Check whether your therapy or title is regulated in your state and whether advertising rules apply to health services. Also check off-site insurance cover, and whether working with older or vulnerable clients needs a police or vulnerable people check.