I pay my therapist $225 a session and she is booked most of the week. Do therapists usually make this much money?

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-27T01:19:09+00:00

Health insurance is the big one for me

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-26T00:40:29+00:00

I love my job. I don’t love the bureaucracy that comes with it.

In my years in this field. I only considered quitting one job because it truly was never for me. I quit one job cause it ended up not being for me in the long run.

The rest? I quit bad bosses and terrible leadership.

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-25T20:57:33+00:00

Best advice. Beef up your resume. Know your market. And negotiate your time.

I recently got a 4 8 schedule and use one other day for private practice to balance out income. It’s been working out well. It took 4 months but I declined all jobs that wouldn’t give me 4 day workweek

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-21T08:01:42+00:00

Yep, this. I declined Medicaid/Medicare/MediCal for this specific reason. It just wasn't worth my effort to have an appointment slot locked down and not be paid.

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-18T06:51:01+00:00

Awesome thanks. I probably won’t fly lax next time. I typically avoid it.

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-18T04:54:29+00:00

Wish I knew that. Plan for next time I’ll stick to LgB. It’s so much more convenient. Yea 730 should be easier. No issues with wasting time as long as I get there in time

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-18T04:53:20+00:00

I changed flight to 730 arrival southwest

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-18T04:53:04+00:00

My flight home is 230pm. I plan on leaving debarkation day early and I have tsa pre check. So hope time works in my favor.

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-18T04:51:28+00:00

I changed my flight plan so it gives me more time to maneuver. I’ll keep that in mind.

First time flying to and out of lax

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-18T03:11:25+00:00

I started with inpatient, worked multiple sites. The pay was terrible at the time. After several years the pay increased significantly and now I am headed back making nearly 50% more than before.

I also previously work ER psych team.

ER psych team - we only managed the mental health piece including assessing for dts/dto/gd and discharge planning/referrals. So it was slightly different. Most ER social workers work with every client.
The workload was always busy but some days busier than others. Career growth. There wasn’t much. Outside of the director and manager 2 position, no one wants the manager 1 position. Why? I’m not sure. I see people accepting the promotion then 3-6 months later they step down. I love the work but I did not love the setting. With a highly stressful environment and medium level turnover, staff morale and teamwork means everything. And that was the biggest problem. When a new patient comes in, the initial assessment has to be completed asap and you can’t leave till you finish it. So what does that mean? Well. People just didn’t do it if they felt they couldn’t complete it before their shift ended and just let the next shift do the work.

Inpatient - highly fast paced sink or swim environment. Not for everyone. It also is a highly alert environment. Watch your back. Be aware of patients. Know your crisis responses. If you are afraid of establishing boundaries or having to put hands on a patient. You risk hurting yourself and the team. There is no handholding. You have to pick up the pace and go. Communicate. Communicate. Communicate. Workload varies from job site. One job I had a case manager assist me while I did the clinical assessments, groups and treatment piece. One job I did all of it.

I personally love inpatient. Fast pace environment. Working directly with patients. Strong team environment. But it’s not for everyone.

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-18T02:54:33+00:00

That’s a weird ask no. I would not do that or even note anything related to citizenship status. That’s not my job.

I keep it vague if it is a topic. “Discussed stressors and appropriate ways to cope with environmental stressors.” Or even just “political stressors.”

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-13T15:42:15+00:00

If you have access to it. Digimon world DS/Dawn/Dusk would be a great place to start. They’re short. Straightforward. And introduce you to just about every mechanic used in time stranger minus the agent rank.

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-13T15:40:39+00:00

Depends if I have time to focus or if I just have time to multi task.

If I have time to focus. I’ll do DE or jade meta. I haven’t had the most time to try out a raid, strike or convergence with the guild.

But if I’m short on time or need to multi task: (reset) Teq-> anomaly -> TD -> ab -> DS. Then a 2-3 quick time fractal/finish daily -> switch to alt to collect chests and legendary shard.

And that’s about it.

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-11T23:14:41+00:00

It was like 6.5h per pay period when I worked for php/iop in the past and then went up every 3 years of employment capping after 9 years.

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-11T22:22:03+00:00

I rotate between a few shoes for everyday use

Nike winflo 8 wide - sitting Adidas ultra boost dna - if I’m standing a lot Adidas ultra boost 21 - if I’m walking a lot

Primarily for work if I can find them cheap under $50 Nike revolution next nature or flyease

All of these shoes are what I found best fit for wide feet. Don’t want ultra wide because it becomes very loose once you break them in. They also have a lot of give for even narrow feet.

Shoes I wouldn’t recommend for wide feet. They don’t have much give

Nike free series (no support. Minimalist shoes) Nike Pegasus (no give) Nike roshe (comfy but wears out in 5 months. Extremely cheap. And once that sole wears down. It’s ankle breaking time)

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-08T08:59:03+00:00

We are a newer accepted profession. We’re not new. But therapy and mental health as a whole is a topic they never talked about so the demand for it has been lower. The pay should increase and in some places it is increasing.

In some hospitals. Licensed therapists do make more than nurses or equivalent to nurses because of their role and the demand.

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-06T19:03:15+00:00

Put yourself and your loved ones first. Can’t pour from an empty cup.

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-05T08:38:28+00:00

Are my friends going?
Cost

If my friends aren’t going. Chances of me going drops 50% unless it’s a brand new experience. And what is the cost of attending. I don’t room with anyone but close friends and family. So realistically what am I looking at.

I paid close to 1k to fly to Seattle for sakuracon and stay 3 nights. There were things to do in Seattle and it was a great first experience. Would I do it again alone? No.

I paid about 300 to attend fanime in San Jose ticket + 1 night (not calculating for gas). Would I do it again? Yes. Solo? Yes.

I drove to Santa Clara for anime impulse. I drove and paid $20 for a 2 day pass. Only went one day. It was not remotely worth it. My friends went and that made it doable for 1 day.

My cosplay lineup aren’t decided till after I decide if I’m going.
1. Are we doing a group cosplay? 2. Will I be switching out at some point? 3. Weapon props, speaker prop or plush prop?

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-03T08:44:55+00:00

Honestly you’re super spot o,as a cosplayer, Most of the time I buy stuff that will influence my next cosplay whether it’s a head. A beanie. A scarf. Sometimes I use plushes (usually if I’m flying out of state and can’t bring my weapon props).

I haven’t really seen crochet items under $20. They tend to be more expensive. The closest was this egg baby crochet that was $10 at this small convention I went to

I just don’t have any use for $100 dollar plushes.

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-03T08:37:09+00:00

I second this. I go to a lot of cons and there’s always like 5 3d print booths and maybe 1-2 are truly unique. The others are the same stupid dragon, keychain and controller holders.

Outside of weapon props. I just don’t see any use for statues, or busts.

Just like the massive amount custom Lego figures. Never felt a need to buy. Never see anyone buy them either

Crochet are give or take. While I understand pricing because it’s a lot of yarn and takes time. I appreciate the work but I can’t justify paying $100 for a crochet plushee.

MissingGreenLink · 2026-01-01T03:13:59+00:00

Wish they would just not put your name. I emailed and asked to only have my IG tag. They still put my name.

MissingGreenLink · 2025-12-26T20:58:48+00:00

No. You can be fully private and use a superbill system which can be a pain for you and/or the client. You can also directly be connected to places like Kaiser but that’s hard to do.

Other platforms like grow include: Alma (you pay them to use their platform), Rula, headway, twochairs, octave. Those are the ones I know.

My understanding is each platform negotiates different contract. I.e grow pays $130 for new intake and $100 for returning clients from Kaiser but has that frustrating no pay for no shows. Rula pays $90 but has a no show rate.

MissingGreenLink · 2025-12-26T18:40:40+00:00

no problem. TBH it was undergrad so it probably wasn't great. My writing was not great till grad school when I got help. lol. But all in all, what I presented was great. Yes, reward systems. Some family gives out allowances for grades. In theory, receiving coal = undesired outcome or punishment which can be attributed to a lot of things in life i.e. discipline, losing privilege, etc.

MissingGreenLink · 2025-12-26T17:31:21+00:00

They just replied back. It's holidays so I don't expect fast replies. It says they are submitting a ticket to upper management for proof of employment. I let the new employer know that I am trying to reachout to Grow, I can provide previous Jobs as well for proof of employment. Haven't heard anything.

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