[withdavidli]

It's a profession that's mentally and emotionally draining. My education background is in psychology, worked at a mental institution for a few months as a mental health assistant. Never met a psychologist that was actively encouraging students to go the therapist route, in fact the opposite. It's something to think long and hard about. One memorable encounter was an aunt of my friend literally grabbed me by the arm when she found out I was planning to be a psychologist and advised against it. Thought "who is this crazy lady", she was head psychologist of several institutions for the district...

[kopo]

>> in fact the opposite

What are you telling them to do? I have a psychiatrist friend who consults at the medical center, in a college town. She is getting called in so much she wants to move to a different town.

[withdavidli]

To know what they're getting into. It's mostly a thankless job. One of the OP's video talks about how most therapist just wants the easy clients and refer all their hard ones to the YouTuber. So it will vary greatly depending on who your clients are. Imagine the difference between being a therapist for silicon valley tech employees vs a mental hospital, prison, or juvenile detention center.

If they do their own practice, it's much like any other business, picking the right clients goes a long way in making your job easier and how much money you can make.

Psychiatrist are different than psychologist. The former goes to medical school and can prescribe drugs.

[chippy]

> Thought "who is this crazy lady"

Did you become a psychologist?

[withdavidli]

Nope. The mental health assistant job knocked it out of me. Nothing like being in an environment where you have to be on guard for your safety to really want an office job (friends had teeth knocked out, another head-butted ended with concussion and I believe migraines for rest of her life, I almost had a finger bitten off, and other coworkers got stabbed with utensils).