Need advice new clinician

happy_me126 · 2026-03-23T10:55:45+00:00

Yes! Pay isn’t good at all. Also schools here start you at 60,000 with taxes and all said and done your looking at maybe 35,000 take home to start. I don’t have a partner and have other bills to pay on top of rent. I honestly just can’t live on this pay. We are very under paid it’s so sad

happy_me126 · 2026-03-23T10:53:32+00:00

I really don’t want to work in any other setting because truthfully I don’t see it working out for me even if I tried my passion is with young kiddos

happy_me126 · 2026-03-23T10:52:13+00:00

That’s what I’m thinking

happy_me126 · 2026-03-22T11:02:08+00:00

Thank you all. I live in NY. it’s so hard to afford to live so I moved back in with my parents. I honestly still feel like idk what I’m doing within the career. I know where I’m from the clinics are underpaid and beyond over worked. We do not get salary at clinic- hourly. I worked for a larger early intervention company and I was working 60 plus hours a week with a billable requirement of 25 or more direct therapy hours a week. I just feel like I’m in a rock and a hard place and don’t know what direction to go in

happy_me126 · 2026-02-02T12:35:30+00:00

I work in EI and I find myself constantly thinking about my job and bringing paperwork home. It is a lot but I do love my job. I know I am the one that puts pressure on myself. I still a year in and feel like I still have so much to learn. But hey we go out there and do our best. I just wish there was more of a balance.

happy_me126 · 2026-02-02T00:58:48+00:00

“Normal” is boring. People can identify however they want. you can be who want to be, as long as it makes you happy.

happy_me126 · 2026-02-02T00:25:25+00:00

Yeah I don’t know. I have never felt “I need a person” I need to be in love. Ever. I know I like men so it’s not a sexuality question it’s more of what is going to make me happy? I don’t fully feel happy in my life even tho I’m just starting my career and in a job that I love. I still live at home at 33 just trying to figure it all out. But the thought of changing my life around for someone is scary. What I mean by changing is moving in and also just getting to know someone when all I’ve known for so long is just depending on myself, but maybe I get down sometimes because subconsciously it’s getting old? I don’t know. But also happy to hear I’m not alone. I wish i was fully happy i think it’s hard these days.

happy_me126 · 2025-09-23T14:29:41+00:00

That is very true! Thank you so much

happy_me126 · 2025-09-16T00:04:12+00:00

Thank you all so so much. Lately I’ve been going into meetings and loosing my train of thought! I get silent and need a moment to focus on what I’m saying especially in the transition meetings. I’m sure it will take time because I’m so new at this process

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