One of the problems I have with this blogger is that she is in no different position than almost any other person who works in terms of the downsides and she has a lot of upsides. Everyone has parts of a job they don't like, don't get paid to do exactly, don't get appreciated for, deal with people who have unrealistic expectations, etc. Whining in a blog and blaming clients because there are parts of being a therapist she does not like does not make her or the plight of her ilk particularly sympathetic to me.
She works for herself (which she does not have to do), she gets to set her own schedule, wear what she deems appropriate, accept a client or decline at her own will, take time off when she wants (and yes I know she does not get paid - but that is not unique to therapists - many sole practitioners of different professions are in the same situation) and so on. These are all things any number of people are not lucky enough to have.
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Oscar Wilde
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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
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