Hi all! Thanks so much for reading!
I am a recent graduate and postdoc working in clinical psychology. I love psychology and there are pieces of therapy I love but I am starting to question my path. Even as a young professional I am starting to feel burnt out. I take little job in working with clients who would ordinarily be awesome to work with. I am exhausted all of the time and fantasize about having a job in fast food or a desk job where messing up doesn't have consequences involving suicide. I went straight through undergrad to my doctorate program, to a postdoc position and never stopped and took time to consider the less savory parts of the job. In addition, I work in a place where I am required to do after hours work relatively awesome and do not get "comp time." This is not uncommon but it is hard on me. I struggle to work late and then come in and do my best early the next morning. Add on to all of this that I am currently studying for licensure. I know some of it would get better after postdoc, but I think there may just be parts of the job that are just really hard on me as a human (dealing with risk constantly, having to do a bunch of outside work to help connect clients with a million resources, which is wonderful, but also taxing, etc.). I am in debt (lots of it), have a doctorate, and can't just quit and work at Subway, but I am wondering if there are other job options I am unaware of that I could do with a clinical psych degree that are more administrative. I don't have the publications to be in academia or a research lab but, for instance, I know that insurance companies hire psychologists to review things, etc. so I figure there must be other jobs like that that are more "desk jobs." I would even do something in a related field as long as the would accept my degree. Anyone know of options?
Thanks so much!