Can Your Practice Survive Two Weeks Without You? How to Take Time Off as a Therapist [Ep 175]

Taking time off as a therapist feels borderline reckless, even though your clients disappear for two weeks every summer without a flicker of guilt. Summer arrives, the cancellations roll in, your calendar opens up, and instead of enjoying the space you feel that dread I call the summer slump.

Good therapist conditioning taught you that being available equals being dedicated, so stepping back feels like letting people down, and underneath it sits one big fear: if I am not in the room, my business will fall apart.

In today's episode, I'm diving into what has to be true for time off to feel safe, the revenue streams and coverage that make it possible, and how to build the business around the life you want rather than the other way around.

If your clients can vanish for two weeks and everything keeps running, it might be time to ask why you can’t. Let's find your date.

Topics covered on How to Take Time Off as a Therapist:

• The reason taking time off as a therapist feels so scary in summer, and why your vacation ends up feeling twice as expensive
• Good therapist conditioning and the belief that constant availability is what makes you dedicated
• What has to be in place before time off feels safe instead of like a gamble
• Why most therapists build their practice backwards, and the order that finally fits your life

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Quote:

"If your clients can disappear for 2 weeks and everything's fine, it might be time to ask why you can't." Felicia