But there is significant opportunity to build a practice as well as to generate significant non-therapy income. I find it interesting that the therapists interviewed for the Globe article who chose to practice outside of managed care appeared to be suffering the most financially. I suspect the APA figures are more accurate for psychologists and are probably not very different from those of non-mental health professions. Today, there are more licensed psychologists, by far, than there were at the start of this decade. We have a very large group of doctoral students who are more active than ever within APA and who intend to enter private practice.
Psychology is a thriving and exciting field for most.
I am sorry for those who have lost that experience. I wish more of you who may feel the way the therapists did in the Globe article had come to the Fall meeting and learned more about ways to rediscover the optimism that many of us still have.