If you’ve ever thought, “I left my agency job to have more freedom, but now I’m more exhausted than ever,” — this episode is for you.
In Episode 90 of the Therapist Burnout Podcast, I’m asking a bold question:
Is private practice a scam?
When I left my agency job, I was told that private practice would mean freedom — flexibility, financial ease, and time for my life. But a decade later, I see a harder truth: many therapists are burning out under the weight of a system that was never designed to sustain them.
This episode kicks off a new Practice Closure Series where I unpack what happens when private practice stops working — emotionally, financially, and ethically — and how to know when it’s time to make a change.
Private practice isn’t always the scam itself — but the promise that it will fix everything often is.
It’s okay to admit when the numbers, energy, and emotional math just don’t add up anymore.
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