Comments on: What did you decide?

By: Casey Truffo

Casey Truffo — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:14:02 +0000

You are so not alone, Jackie. I hope you find your next big thing that makes you very happy and lots of $$$. Keep me posted!
Hugs,
Casey

By: Jackie Dotson, LCSW

Jackie Dotson, LCSW — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:50:08 +0000

I decided that after 14 years in the field, 11 years after getting my masters and 6 years after getting my license, I really don’t like being a therapist and I don’t want to do it anymore!

By: josie bohling

josie bohling — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:30:05 +0000

I like this question! I decided to take and pass my MFT licenser exam. I decided to make room to study for the exam, by quitting the overly demanding job I had which included not pursuing a career with that company, and instead invest in my own talents as a Therapist for Teens and Families. This was an incredibly scary decision! But I did it any way and with lots of great support from family friends and colleges I am happy to say it was the best decision of 2009!

By: Natalie

Natalie — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:39:45 +0000

I left the insurance industry to pursue counseling full time!!!!
I earned/recieved my license!
I’m excited about 2010!!!!

Nat

By: Casey Truffo

Casey Truffo — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:56:31 +0000

Good for you Judith! Many good wishes for great success!

By: Casey Truffo

Casey Truffo — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:15:09 +0000

Rebecca, that is fantastic! Kudos to you!
thanks for sharing

By: Casey Truffo

Casey Truffo — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:14:18 +0000

John, thanks for the comment. I’ll be sure to check out your site.
Take good care,

By: Holly

Holly — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:52:20 +0000

I graduated this year and after anxiously throwing my resume at everything that came along with no response, I decided to seek out only the jobs that I really, really wanted and rely on networking more and internet job sites less. I also decided to let go of the hopelessness that kept nagging at me about the job market. God had something for me. And guess what! I got the best job I could have imagined for myself!

By: Ingrid Melenbacker

Ingrid Melenbacker — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:28:43 +0000

Hi Casey,

I truly appreciate from your foresight and energy. Still, I have not fully embraced this into my practice. I feel overwhelmed with trying to complete my certification with the Gottman Institute (that deadline has been extended twice) and building a couples counseling practice and taking care of my 88 year old mother who is living with my husband and me. Yet each of these I do consider as best decisions still in progress. Time just isn’t on my side to do what is needed to progress in my practice, especially to attract more cash-paying clients, as I do not provide insurance.

So, with that said, I’m still hoping to find a way to meet my obligations and build my specialized practice. I noticed your “attract more cash-paying clients” as a low-cost training over the phone. I will check into this and anything you could add that would help me make the best decision in accomplishing my goals would be very much appreciated.

Best wishes for the New Year!

Ingrid

By: Cynthia Della Ripa

Cynthia Della Ripa — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:27:00 +0000

I tend to be an anxious person and will stress and lose sleep over “possible” problematic situations, which for the most part, turn out to be fine or not as bad as I thought. A wise man once said “the worst things in my life never happened”. So, I decided, although difficult to do, that I was not going to worry about a situation unless I was absolutely sure about it. This way of thinking has saved me from much unneeded stress and has made me more calm and able to problem solve in a more effective manner with a more positive outcome. And this has also allowed me to be more present and not off in some fantasy land of what could be.