Today I officially handed in my resignation and will be stepping away from being a therapist due to financial reasons and burnout. I honestly don’t know how I’ve survived this long but know even though it’s heartbreaking to leave that it needs to happen

It’s become clear to me that the most beneficial things to being able to succeed as a therapist are outside of my control. They seem to be:
1. Generational wealth
2. A spouse that makes 6 figures or more to financially support you

I’m still paying off credit card debt I accumulated in grad school that I needed to undertake to survive my year long unpaid internships. I was always behind the 8 ball and realize I won’t be able to “pull myself” out of this hole being a therapist.

This credit card debt is heavy enough but the knowledge that I not only have this but ALSO student loans to pay is too much.