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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a teacher and would say look into the career.  We constantly hear about kids in crisis and how they can’t get in to see a therapist because there is a shortage.  [/quote]

OP here. I’m a teacher right now and this is part of the reason why I’m considering being a therapist.

I’m so tired of being blamed for societal issues that are beyond my control. I feel like therapy is frequently the same way, where therapists are expected to fix everything in society — the phrase “go to therapy” seems way too common these days and is just a band aid for societal shifts. But it seems like a lucrative grift, and one I’m happy to jump on. [/quote]

You will be a bad one and it will show.
You have no interest so don’t do it.[/quote]

I tend to agree, those on this thread who want to pursue therapy careers because of the schedule or potential income will be terrible at it.  As a patient, you can tell when a provider really cares or is faking it.

My first exp with a therapist was as a young adult; I realized afterward she really wasn’t providing therapy, just listening to me complain about my life week after week.  Happy to take my check until I smartened up and found a real therapist.[/quote]

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