Posted by Rigby on June 13, 2008, at 13:42:09
In reply to Re: I am SO upset **maybe trig?** » Rigby, posted by Dinah on June 12, 2008, at 20:01:23
Hi Dinah,
I think you may have to join to see posts but I found the site when I at some point googled my therapist and saw that she posted so I guess I got in the back door. She was talking about where she gets business. It was pretty tame.
I do see what you're saying for sure. And I have my own business so I can relate to survival.
Ironically I just got a call a few minutes ago from my therapist. I was going to see her a few times here/there but dropped it because I didn't want to strain my schedule (I'm just not real motivated) so she was being a bit more aggressive about getting me in. I definitely feel more in the camp that this is about money vs. me. A mix of my stuff and reality I'm guessing.
Raisin-sorry, don't mean to be hijacking your thread here!
> Do you have to join in order to see anything other than the testimonials? I couldn't get past the front page.
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> I have a certain amount of sympathy for the therapists in private practice. Certainly their first duty is to their clients wellbeing, and they shouldn't try to increase their income at the expense of their client's best interests.
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> But it's scary to be a sole proprietor, with all the attendant overhead costs and a fluctuating client load. Most stuff is short term right now, and I'm guessing there are seasonal variations, local economy variations, and tons of other things that lead to a fair amount of uncertainty for a practitioner in this day and age. Not only because of managed care, but also because of the number of people from various disciplines who are able to be licensed to do therapy. And no vacation pay, no paid insurance, etc. etc.
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> And I say this even though I'm well aware that my therapist may take a full time job because of those worries. I may hate it personally, but in theory I am sympathetic.
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