In 2009, after some contemplation, I finally took the leap to open a small private practice. It was a long-held dream of mine starting when I began my social work career nine years before.
The decision to plunge into the unknown was not easy. I consulted many folks in my field about my idea to start a business and was met with these discouraging responses:
“I heard businesses don't make money for the first couple years.”
“Isn't your area already saturated with therapists?”
“What will you do for health insurance and retirement?”
“How will you get clients when there are so many therapists already out there?”
I did not fully buy into this lackluster feedback because there were, in fact, psychotherapists out there in private practice. Did they ...
