Many mental health professionals wonder if the traditional therapy career path is the only one available. In this conversation, Krysteena Wilson shares how she nearly left the field after years of low pay, exhaustion, and unclear direction, then rebuilt her entire professional life by questioning the norms she had been taught. Her story shows what becomes possible when clinicians stop defaulting to the expected path and start designing work that supports their actual lives.

Kym and Krysteena explore what it really means to be a modern therapist, from challenging fear-based messages in graduate school to finding mentorship, raising fees with intention, and creating supportive practice systems. Krysteena explains how she developed a boutique private pay group practice in Boise and why empowerment, authenticity, and flexibility became the core of her approach.

In This Episode, We Cover:

• Krysteena’s turning point when therapy no longer felt sustainable.
• The mentors who helped her believe private practice was possible.
• The mindset shifts behind designing a career that fits your life.
• The outdated messages that new therapists still receive in training.
• The fee and insurance mistakes she made early on, and how she adjusted.
• How her boutique private pay group practice took shape in Boise.
• The three phases she uses to guide therapists in private practice growth.

Connect with Krysteena Wilson:
Website - https://aligntherapyshop.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/aligntherapyshop/
Threads - https://www.threads.com/@aligntherapyshop
FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1HQkCMuoAF/
Etsy - https://aligntherapyshop.etsy.com
Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/AlignTherapyShop/

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