When I was working as a prelicensed therapist, progress notes always piled up and took forever to get through. I often only had 10 minutes to do them between clients. I'll admit it, I may have been a competent therapist, but I was a WRECK with my deadlines.
The therapeutic work of being a therapist was wonderful, but the job of doing the paperwork zapped the joy out of many days.
Maybe you can relate. Don't let this keep happening to you.
Download this free template and knock out those notes right away!
Carve out time and motivation to study for your licensure tests and move seamlessly into the next role you dream of.
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Use your supervision time to review therapeutic techniques, not missed deadlines and paperwork.
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Spend your work week loving your job instead of feeling exhausted.
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You became a therapist because you want to help people. But the training we go through is essentially a burn-out factory. Don’t let the work you love also steal your joy. Don’t let it put your health or mental health on the line. TheCommunity Mental Health Survival Guide was created to help you navigate your time to licensure with a PLAN. I have 3 goals for you:
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I am currently a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working in private practice. I started my private practice in the summer of 2019 while I was still working for wraparound (foster and probation youth) and military families contract programs. I was also planning a wedding, moving, and losing my dog Rocco to old age. I only survived that time because I had already experienced burnout before, dug out of it, and I implemented every skill I had to prevent it from happening again.
During the transition to private practice, I noticed there are tons of coaching programs, courses, and podcasts to support private practice therapists, but where was all help that when I was burned out in the trenches of agency work? I didn't have those tools early on in my training, but you can - no strings attached.
I know if I can keep you from burning out, you’re going to keep doing an amazing job with your clients for the long haul. And if you decide you want a supervisor role, or a totally different role one day, you’ll be mentally and emotionally ready to take those leaps.
