# Psychologists, therapists, social workers, a request, por favor. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 28, 2004, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychologists-therapists-social-workers-a-request-por-favor/266498 "2004-09-28T15:34:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychologists-therapists-social-workers-a-request-por-favor/266498/21 "2004-10-01T00:07:53Z")
**World Eater** , are you in school now? And if yes, then for what? I have a friend who’s at NYU right now going for an MSW, who lives in Williamsburg if I’m not mistaken. Maybe I can connect you with him? ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychologists-therapists-social-workers-a-request-por-favor/266498/22 "2004-10-01T00:30:04Z")
> [@Brynda](#): > > Damn, the post above is mine. Forgot to log my husband out and me in. > > Brynda I’m doing it because I enjoy working with people, and I feel it would be a rewarding career. I will say this about the money though, I have no intention of busting my ass for 6 or more years of education and making only 50 grand. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychologists-therapists-social-workers-a-request-por-favor/266498/23 "2004-10-01T00:34:41Z")
> [@saramamalana](#): > > **World Eater** , are you in school now? And if yes, then for what? I have a friend who’s at NYU right now going for an MSW, who lives in Williamsburg if I’m not mistaken. Maybe I can connect you with him? I appreciate that. At the moment I’m an undeclared freshman at City College of NY, so I have time on my side. I have a close relative whom is a psychotherapist who’s giving me some great guidance, but if I have any questions for your friend, I’ll look you up. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychologists-therapists-social-workers-a-request-por-favor/266498/24 "2004-10-01T12:09:06Z")
It seems that working for an agency/practice is pretty standard for therapists when they get out of school. How many years is a typical span of “paying your dues” in an office before you can strike out on your own? Ultimately, I want to be my own boss, as well. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychologists-therapists-social-workers-a-request-por-favor/266498/25 "2004-10-01T21:20:05Z")
> [@niblet\_head](#): > > It seems that working for an agency/practice is pretty standard for therapists when they get out of school. > > How many years is a typical span of “paying your dues” in an office before you can strike out on your own? > > Ultimately, I want to be my own boss, as well. Well my relative loves it. I don’t know how much paying your dues is involved, I know she was working at a place, and one person asked if they could do a private session. She said word spread (you know how people swear by their therapists), and by the end of the year she had so many people she quit her job. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychologists-therapists-social-workers-a-request-por-favor/266498.md?page=1)