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Therapists tend to struggle with money, setting rates, and understanding the value of what they offer. Hey... We never had business training, so it makes sense.

How many times have you answered a phone call from a potential client and said, "My rate is 150, but my sliding scale is 30-150?" Your own anxiety caused you to immediately offer a sliding scale without being asked for one.

The mental health profession is crucial, necessary, and undervalued. We as a profession tend to be our own worst enemies when understanding the value that we offer.

We all have our own money traumas, fears, cultural narratives...

As a therapist and entrepreneur who used to have a GIGANTIC gambling addiction, money has always been triggering.

Whether you are saying...

1. You don't deserve to make money
2. You don't get into this field to make money
3. Talking about money makes me uncomfortable
4. Charging money goes against my values

If you're a licensed therapist, then you have...

1. At least a masters degree
2. Thousands of hours towards your licensure
3. Continuing ed hours
4. Student loan debt
5. Thousands of supervision hours

Yet you still can't understand that your time is valuable. We don't charge for 60-minute increments of our time. We charge for the transformation.

If you're still reading this, ask yourself how much you spend on your own self-care and what it does for you?

Most people say something like "I spend $100/week on a massage + tip."

1. It makes me feel relaxed
2. It's my me-time
3. It's self-care
4. It helps with pain and anxiety

As therapists, we offer ^^^ and muchhhhhhhhhhhhh more.

Let's start to understand that we are allowed to charge fees, enforce cancellations and no-shows, and more importantly, MAKE MONEY AND HELP PEOPLE SIMULTANEOUSLY!

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