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My observation is that it is a pretty interesting, growthful job, but it's also risky. And while most sessions are probably enjoyable and "easy" as jobs go, it's sort of like war - hours of peace interrupted by minutes of sheer terror. Therapists are vulnerable to demands being made on their time, and maintaining those boundaries when someone is suicidal isn't that easy, and sometimes unethical. I've watched my therapist, and decided I wouldn't want to be a therapist. Too many things can go way too wrong. There are demands on time to meet client emergencies. It's hard to take a vacation because there's always someone who is urgent and you wouldn't want to hand over to someone else.
And the clients who keep spinning their wheels and are stuck and seem to enjoy being stuck would drive me crazy - which would make me a lousy therapist.
In addition the insurance companies impinge way too much on the practice, and yet it's hard to make a sustainable living without insurance.
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