Therapists tend to struggle with money, setting rates, and understanding the value of what they offer. Hey... We never had business training, so it makes sense. : (
How many times have you answered a phone call from a potential client and said "My rate is 150, but my sliding scale is 30-150?" Your own anxiety caused you to immediately offer a sliding scale without being asked for one.
The mental health profession is crucial, necessary, and undervalued. We as a profession tend to be our own worst enemies when understanding the value that we offer.
We all have our own money traumas, fears, cultural narratives...
As a therapist and entrepreneur who used to have a GIGANTIC gambling addiction, money has always been triggering.
Whether you are saying...
- You don't deserve to make money
- You don't get into this field to make money
- Talking about money makes me uncomfortable
- Charging money goes against my values
If you're a licensed therapist, then you have...
- At least a masters degree
- Thousands of hours towards your licensure
- Continuing ed hours
- Student loan debt
- Thousands of supervision hours
Yet you still can't understand that your time is valuable. We don't charge for 60-minute increments of our time. We charge for the transformation.
If you're still reading this, ask yourself how much you spend on your own self-care and what it does for you?
Most people say something like "I spend $100/week on a massage + tip."
- It makes me feel relaxed
- It's my me-time
- It's self-care
- It helps with pain and anxiety
As therapists, we offer ^^^ and muchhhhhhhhhhhhh more.
Let's start to understand that we are allowed to charge fees, enforce cancellations and no-shows, and more importantly, MAKE MONEY AND HELP PEOPLE SIMULTANEOUSLY!
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