Wealth in Mental Health – Where are the good paying jobs?
Mental health is a small margin business. But there are some jobs that pay better than others. Where are they and why do they pay better?
Wealth in mental health: Why isn’t there more?
Perhaps one of the more shocking secrets in our mental health field is how little profit is in the profession. There really is not much wealth in mental health. The […]
Authenticity: The real me vs the office me
One of the more enjoyable aspects of being a therapist is sitting with those cherished clients who think you are just the most wonderful person on the earth. Let’s be […]
Wrong ideas I needed to change
Our attitudes about what we are doing in therapy can either set us up for self-criticism and doubt or they can guide our thinking toward more achievable and satisfying ends. […]
Why would anyone want to be a therapist?
Taking in the whole of what mental health practice is today can easily leave one despairing. Newcomers looking at the situation are right to ask, “Is it worth it?” I […]
What I’ve learned about mental health private practice
This is a summary of what I have learned about mental health practice over thirty-eight years. I never set out to start a business. If I had, I might have taken […]
It’s a marathon and not a sprint: Burnout prevention
I am a burnout survivor. After 4 years of emotionally depleting myself as a youth pastor I was certain I could never work with people again. I crawled off to […]
