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[quote=Anonymous]Isn't Marymount private? Again, don't pay private tuition if you want to be a therapist. LICSW/MSW here. There is no reason to pile on debt in this field. Psychotherapy is a professional degree, unless you want to cater to the super rich (in which case I suggest Yale PhD and an internship in their counseling program focused on CBT), it doesn't matter much where you go. Networking and on-the-job experience matter more IMO.

There are a lot of opportunities to work in community mental health with a BA that pay in the 40K range --maybe you should try a year of that and see if you really want to enter the field. If you are working in an agency like this while you do a part-time masters program in either counseling or SW you can usually get paid full-time while doing your internship hours on site.

You might find too that the grass is greener. I know a lot of therapists who don't find the field as full of rewarding experiences as you describe. There are a lot of band-aid type solutions and a lot of problems that you can't fix for people. Not to say i don't love what I do, but it's kind of a love/hate relationship.[/quote]

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