Since it’s common for therapists to feel unhappy or burdened by various aspects of our work and our jobs, I thought it would be helpful to make a little triage checklist of sorts help correct course.

Please note that this episode does not constitute clinical or professional advice. I’m just sharing the steps I would run through if I were feeling unhappy as a therapist.

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FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:

https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

Past Videos about Therapist Satisfaction:

Video: "Would Therapists Still Choose This Career if They Could Start Over?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_F0W9zvAwM

Video: "Sneaky Signs of an Unhealthy Work Environment”

https://youtu.be/llaLJZej-Sk

Past Videos on Therapist Burnout:

Video: "Let’s talk about Therapist Burnout”

https://youtu.be/-oUOQa_jnPc

Video: "Early Signs of Therapist Burnout and how to Cope”

https://youtu.be/ZFeZJ2hC-Rg

ProQOL (Professional Quality of Life Measure) Self-test:

https://proqol.org/proqol-measure

ACT Bulls Eye worksheet via Zencare:

https://blog.zencare.co/values-bullseye-exercise/

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This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

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