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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Take a vow of poverty.  Most of the Psych PhDs I know never clear $100k.  [/quote]
There's a Psych PhD and a PsyD. How many do you know?[/quote] PsyD programs are usually private and very expensive. The PP is right that it can easily be a 10 year investment. Think hard about the career- the pay rarely goes above 100k and there is high burnout in the field.

Some other options to consider aside from Psychologists include:
[b]- social workers
-licensed professional counselors (LPC)
-school counselors
-guidance counselors
-Psychiatric nurses
-Psychiatric nurse practitioners[/b]

All of those options will be a much lower time investment, although they each have varying pay levels.[/quote]

I'm 13:32 above: this list comprises very different career paths and daily duties.  A psych RN or CRNP isn't going to do psychotherapy, nor would school counselors or guidance counselors.  Any counselor, including an LPC, is going to have a fairly limited scope of practice.  An MSW is a robust degree that is well-respected and offers various career paths.  It has some of the flexibility afforded by a PhD in clinical psychology, although obviously not as much.[/quote] Just giving the OP some ideas based on his/her interest in mental health and related fields. Up to them to investigate the duties and education requirements more closely. Obviously a psych RN will do very different things than a school counselor![/quote]

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