i understand what your mean and agree with this. however i don't think the issue is that therapists should work longer hours or burn themselves out to cater to clients. I think most posters are just saying that Ts should keep more flexible hours, which as a T (almost) I think is true. As a service provider your obligation is to accommodate the people who want those services. That does mean keeping a schedule that might fit outside the usual mode, at least a couple of days a week, so clients can see you. Yes, if a 9-5 schedule works for the Ts clients then it is probably a non issue. Most of the time, however, Ts have to structure their hours to suit people who can't see them during the standard day. That means simply having a day where you stay until 7 or 8 and then another where you start earlier in the morning. This is the responsibility that the counseling ethics codes are talking about (along with the pro bono work they are supposed to do sometimes). Working weekends is totally the Ts choice and usually isn't expected in an outpatient level of care. A therapist's schedule is unlikely to ever be a reason for burnout unless they over extend themselves- a boundary issue on the T's part and not the clients problem.