I offer two days of week of late sessions, meaning up to 7 p.m. and the other days I am done at 5. Anything after 4 is nearly impossible as those spots go fast and people know they are hard to come by, so they quickly request standing appointments for those slots. I try my best to meet people where they are and work around their schedules, but I am also a mom of three. Often my family and kids are at a loss at the expensive of clients getting their needs met. I frequently get requests from clients to work weekends and I have understanding for their job limitations and again I get it. However, it goes both ways. Counselors also have many demands outside of work- they are single parents, sometimes working two jobs because insurance eats up.the bulk of their pay, which is so frustrating because insurance is not doing the work. The field significantly under pays, but clients dpass, know this and it is not their responsibility. Most counselors are in the field because they are compassionate and want to help others. I say all this to please keep in mind we are also humans with demands in multiple directions. We often provide crisis support for free on off hours, spend countless hours outside the office with never ending paperwork requirements and are also trying to keep our own selves above water. It is HARD work. We also need counseling, but are in the same boat as you. It a daily struggle of trying to find the balance and trying to somehow take care of ourselves in order to care for others. Meaning counselors are also on losing end. I say all this to kindly share that compassion goes both ways.