thread Re: How do I choose booking times for a Practitioner? in Appointments & Bookings

How do I choose booking times for a Practitioner?

KristyR — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:44:30 GMT

Hello!

I have a Studio where I offer therapy appointments.

I have someone coming to use the space one day a week and they only want to book appointments for 11am, 1pm and 3pm.

I have been trying to work out how to do this. They are all set up in the system, their info, services, and day but I can’t seem to refine.

Can anyone please help?

Thanks so much, Kristy 🙂

mitin — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 22:13:57 GMT

Hi Kristyr,
Try this , I hope it helps, if it doesn't please tell me exactly what you're trying to do and the issue you're having

The most effective way to force specific start times is to break the practitioner’s availability into multiple small windows.

In your Square Dashboard, go to Staff > Scheduling > Availability.
Select the practitioner and the specific day they work.
Instead of one long shift (e.g., 11am–4pm), add three separate availability blocks:
- 11:00 am – 11:15 am
- 1:00 pm – 1:15 pm
- 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Important: Under Appointments > Settings > Calendar & Booking, ensure your Online Scheduling is set to "According to Service Duration." * As long as your therapy services are longer than 15 minutes, the system will only show the start of these windows as available. Once 11am is booked, the "window" is used up.

KristyR — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:10:11 GMT

Thank you so much! This is genius!

Kristy 🩷