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[quote=Anonymous]You can also go the counseling route. I think Va Tech Falls Church campus has a Family Therapy program with night classes. Marymount has counseling programs with night classes as well.

PsyD would be the doctorate level way to go. Ph.D.s focus much more on research with the clinical and some Ph.D programs can last way too long if you have a difficult advisor or dissertation team. Keep in mind both of these degrees require an internsip where you apply all over and cannot be guaranteed you will match in the same state where you reside. You need to be able to pick up and move.

Don't expect to make much money for a long time. I know you aren't in it for the money. It takes a while to get licensed. Insurance pays crap and the paperwork stinks if you save money and do your own. You can charge what you want in private practice and not take insurance, but there is competition and renting your own space isn't cheap. You also have to think about whether you want to be the type of person who only caters to the upper middle class and rich. Yes, there's more money, but could you stand yourself if you could not help people who don't have that type of financial means.

Also, if you must work full time at all times once you are licsensed keep burn-out in mind. You can do all sorts of things to take care of you, but when too many of your own life stresses hit you have to evaluate whether it is fair to your clients if you don't have much left to give. It's better if you the freedom to take time off as needed and aren't the only breadwinner. If you plan to be in business for yourself, your spouse needs to have med insurance through work. It's really expensive to buy your own medical insurance.[/quote]

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