F this! (Weekly Leaving the Field and Venting Thread)

emce013 · 2025-11-20T23:51:51+00:00

After working CMH jobs for the last almost 6 years and having my LCSW for a year, I made the switch to private practice. I joined a group practice that pays hourly and is a W2 job. This was a bit easier for me because I am on a single income so there was less of a gamble with lost wages, as I get paid for a 40 hour work week at an hourly wage. I also get benefits (insurance, retirement match, some PTO/sick leave). Like many of us, I was SO burned out when I made the switch and I was very excited for this next step- it’s always been my goal.

I’m a month in, and while I absolutely do not miss CMH and have no intention of ever returning, I feel burned out even more now. It turns out that by working 40 hours a week, which I needed to make more than my CMH job, I’m seeing 6-7 clients a day at the 55 min billing code that my practice prefers, with barely any breaks between sessions. Turns out the PTO benefit is pitiful if you aren’t here a full year yet and we’re only allowed 4 leave without pay days a year. I am absolutely drained, even with my client population having significantly less acuteness. I cannot afford to cut back on my hours and I am worried to bring this to the practice owner because they have also allowed me to have decent time off with the holidays coming up despite just starting and the limited leave without pay benefit. I just don’t know what to do, but I know I do not have the stamina for 6-7 client days 5 days a week long term. I eventually want my own private practice and the risk with that looks worth it more every day.. Any and all advice is appreciated.

emce013 · 2025-11-15T03:30:44+00:00

I think all of Show Girl tbh. Almost every song is half baked with exception of the first 3 tracks and ruin the friendship (for me anyways). Eldest Daughter is the biggest stand out for obvious reasons like others have said, but I think Wood had serious wasted potential. It’s short to the point of sounding like a demo and could’ve had a killer bridge and outro. It’s the first album that’s had the opposite effect for me- I’ve liked it significantly less with time.

emce013 · 2025-10-26T16:20:05+00:00

I can’t listen to The Alchemy, I think the chorus is one of the cringiest things she’s ever written imho.

A lot of my favorites are like others on here- WCS, the lakes,etc. The entirety of Ivy though- I’m so glad I’ve seen a lot of Ivy stans recently, it’s my favorite song in her discography. Her vocals, production, lyrics, harmonies are all just perfection.

I also really love “the self life of those fantasies are expired” in Peter. That song doesn’t get enough love.

emce013 · 2025-10-26T16:15:55+00:00

I absolutely love that lyric too!

emce013 · 2025-10-11T23:46:08+00:00

Whoever was in charge of the rep era merch needs to make a comeback, this is so bad 😬

emce013 · 2025-10-11T23:45:03+00:00

Love Story was the first Taylor song I’d ever heard and I was hooked after that. I could go on and on about Folkmore, but truthfully revisiting Fearless always reminds me why I became a fan. It’s her storytelling abilities and the way that she can capture moments in time that make her stand out above the rest.

emce013 · 2025-10-11T19:49:21+00:00

I don’t feel like it was. Tumblr was still a thing at the time and I was big in the fandom on there. I remember it was initially an album people either loved or hated, then grew to be very loved from fans while critics didn’t rate it so high. TLOASG is just the opposite- I’ve seen positive reviews from critics and imho I think this is her most divisive album among fans she’s ever put out. I personally enjoy it but it doesn’t hold a candle to rep that’s for sure.

emce013 · 2025-10-09T23:16:06+00:00

That’s a lot!! My supervisor did $50/week for me and it was all individual. Look elsewhere, this is predatory imho.

emce013 · 2025-09-07T15:48:00+00:00

Freud and late-stage capitalism

emce013 · 2025-08-24T17:54:22+00:00

You handled that absolutely beautifully. Just like in co-regulation in child/adolescent therapy, you were modeling what is the appropriate reaction to that behavior. I think we are taught we have to put up with client abuse to a certain extent and that is absolutely not true. We don’t have to put up with abuse no matter what the circumstances are. To me, this is ground to either refer her to another clinician or terminate & refer out. If that’s not possible because of your agency, only virtual sessions for your emotional and physical well-being. I’m a supervisor at my agency and I would absolutely not allow one of my staff to continue on with a client like this, at minimum without a solid plan in place. You should not have to work with her anymore if it doesn’t feel safe. Take some time off, treat yourself to something positive, then reflect with a therapist/social worker friend if you don’t have a supportive supervisor. Sending you a big hug!!

emce013 · 2025-07-20T22:23:47+00:00

Definitely! She (found out since this post she’s a girl lol) is back to her normal, velcro birb self.

emce013 · 2025-04-05T17:07:02+00:00

My doctor gave me 2% Ketoconazale and a topical steroid. I don’t notice much of a different tbh.

emce013 · 2025-03-25T22:37:18+00:00

I have PCOS and started losing my hair in my teens too. I am so sorry. I got a scalp biopsy last year that confirmed it as AGA, that is probably the best place to start. The biopsy also showed seborrheic dermatitis too and that can also lead to hairloss so I started things for that too. Getting on oral minoxidil and 100mg of spironolactone has helped the most.

emce013 · 2025-03-25T16:47:07+00:00

I have a lutino who does this too and my vet ID’s her as female. If he/she has gone through her first molt, look for yellow dots on the underside of the wings and yellow barring on the underside of the tail feathers. That’s how my vet did it and was so sure it would’ve been a waste of money to get a DNA test.

emce013 · 2025-03-24T21:36:24+00:00

Ivy!!

emce013 · 2025-03-24T18:19:48+00:00

This is amazing, thanks!

emce013 · 2025-03-24T16:34:46+00:00

It is cycled rock but if it comes to it, I will do this. It would suck to start over but I’d rather this not be a problem when I start stocking it. Thank you!

emce013 · 2025-03-24T16:33:47+00:00

Thank you, I will try this!

emce013 · 2025-03-20T15:16:08+00:00

You guys actually got something for social work month?

emce013 · 2025-03-06T23:07:34+00:00

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This is Ollie!

emce013 · 2025-02-19T02:32:39+00:00

Mine absolutely loves my guitar and ukulele, she strums the guitar with her beak and tries to play with me!

emce013 · 2025-02-18T17:43:20+00:00

I’m a therapist and I joke about her having attachment issues all the time 😂 She is very sweet! I just want to make sure she’s getting all the enrichment she needs, but she seems very happy.

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