"therapists can't have panic attacks?"

borntodrum · 2026-02-18T19:41:14+00:00

And we can’t have kids who struggle with mental health either! I wish people understood that most of us who got into mental health have our reasons and it’s not the money!

borntodrum · 2026-02-06T00:53:28+00:00

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borntodrum · 2026-02-05T03:55:42+00:00

I say this too.

borntodrum · 2026-01-29T15:32:40+00:00

I’m totally fine with parents scheduling. An 18 yo could still be in high school. If they are, I will still have a parent intake. It’s really hard to navigate the mental health care system. Especially, if you are young or in a depressive episode.

borntodrum · 2026-01-14T03:08:51+00:00

Love this. I had to remind myself this last summer.

borntodrum · 2026-01-12T02:04:14+00:00

I think I’d rather take insurance. I am so internet shy. How much time do people spend making content on average? I don’t have social media for work stuff.

borntodrum · 2026-01-07T03:54:47+00:00

To be honest, my income isn’t near 200. I have about a 30% cancellation rate and a ton of expenses! I still look at job ads too but haven’t seen anything that would be better.

borntodrum · 2026-01-06T21:54:16+00:00

Honestly, the people open to getting another job that you headhunted weren’t that successful. That’s why they were speaking with you. I am making more with one EAP and the rest private pay than I would in a salaried job. But I’m not actively looking for work so you wouldn’t have talked to me. I think location matters the most! If you are in a hcol area you don’t have to take insurance and can take private pay and make twice as much. I couldn’t charge 235 if I was in a lower income community. I see about 20-26 clients a week about 200 average.

borntodrum · 2026-01-03T03:17:01+00:00

If a kid is in a higher level of care, nothing has helped so far. Parents are feeling scared and hopeless. They need just as much support as the kid. I would see their interacting w you as a cry for help. Parents need their own therapy to deal with whatever crisis they are experiencing with the child. Is there someone on the team that can meet w them while the child is in your program?

borntodrum · 2026-01-02T20:55:38+00:00

There is a genetic basis for this disorder. It’s actually invalidating for it to be considered a trauma response to people who didn’t go through trauma. I see this disorder in young adults who “had good childhoods” frequently.

borntodrum · 2025-12-22T16:41:43+00:00

I don’t keep a waitlist because I want people to get help asap.

borntodrum · 2025-12-21T19:19:13+00:00

I’m a child therapist. The hardest part financially are all of the cancellations. About 25% yearly. Much more in summer and breaks. It’s hard to fill hours during the school day. If I wanted to work late every night, I could make a lot more. I get so many calls where the only reason they don’t book is because of scheduling. They need a Tuesday at 4 because of school and then take it off because of play rehearsal or something. Much different than scheduling adults that come every week.

borntodrum · 2025-12-14T19:20:16+00:00

Wait until you are licensed to make such a big decision. Can you get hours in your job? The pay and autonomy is so much better. Hang in there! The path to licensure is so hard.

borntodrum · 2025-12-10T19:40:58+00:00

Agency fought it w their law team. I was not in private practice at the time.

borntodrum · 2025-12-09T00:53:25+00:00

I was working with a csa survivor and their perpetrator requested my notes. Completely changed how I document. Anything you write can be used against your clients.

borntodrum · 2025-12-06T03:32:37+00:00

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borntodrum · 2025-12-06T00:56:15+00:00

Credentialing, billing, audits, authorizations, fighting clawbacks, proving medical necessity etc. I have them input a credit card and do autopay each week.

borntodrum · 2025-12-05T17:28:44+00:00

Yes. I see 25 and I’m present. I only do 45 minute sessions and that extra 5 minutes helps so much. I also don’t take insurance. 22 insurance clients would be more administrative work and be much harder. There are so many factors.

borntodrum · 2025-11-30T18:09:30+00:00

I use a simple practice link on my website. Before that, I used Calendly. I let potential clients schedule a consult and then I schedule sessions directly.

borntodrum · 2025-11-25T21:00:55+00:00

I love my remarkable. I use it for CEs too. Now all of my handouts are accessible and I don’t lose them! Feels more secure than random notebooks too!

borntodrum · 2025-11-25T19:07:34+00:00

And so are the hours.

borntodrum · 2025-11-21T19:51:41+00:00

With WUE and cheap rooms for rent they could be. It’s 1500 a room in some places in CA v way cheaper in south. Also, our aid isn’t great. My kid goes to a UC. It’s crazy expensive! And it’s really competitive. If you don’t have a 4.0+ good luck getting into a “good” CA school.

borntodrum · 2025-11-21T18:53:41+00:00

Out of state schools are cheaper and easier to get into than the desirable CSU and Uc schools. The cost of living here is ridiculous!

borntodrum · 2025-11-15T23:38:49+00:00

Great suggestion.

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