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by kopo 2783 days ago
>> 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.

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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.