What’s the Point?
My first blog post! This is all very uncomfortable. I enjoy being a side character rather than the protagonist. My introverted nature challenges my need to connect with and help people. I am starting this blog as a marketing tool, but also a way to express myself on my own terms. A large part of this blog will include mental health information, tips, and tricks. The primary reason I became Licensed Professional Counselor isn’t because I wanted to help people. It was to help me deal with my own mental health problems. That being said, this blog will also contain my thoughts and feelings about my personal life. So one part mental health resource, one part learning about a mental health professional that has a problem with authority.
2018: My smile before working for corporate mental health.
Oh sweet summer child
Why would a licensed therapist start there own business instead of the safety that an employer provides? Because I hate restrictions on my ability to do the work I was made for. To help people with their mental health needs. Being a therapist has been a rocky journey. I worked with amazing community mental health organizations, but wasn’t happy with my compensation. Then I gave psychiatric hospitals a few years of my life. Wow there is too much to unpack in the first post. After I swore off hospitals, it was working at a drug and alcohol rehab. This was such a fulfilling job until the facility was bought out by a soulless corporation. Corporate mental health is the DEVIL! So I gave private practice a try and fell in love. I worked at a small group practice that felt like home. Eventually, I started my own private practice Rebel Therapy Services. This was the scariest thing I have ever done and has been incredibly successful. It’s just ME. No boss to micromanage, no mandatory HR trainings reminding me not to harass my coworkers, and the ability to work from home.
2021: Getting dog snuggles and trying not to cry
I was the face of professional burnout
Stay tuned and don’t change that channel! Future posts will include how I cope with owning my own business, moving to the Central American country of Belize, and more dog pictures!
