In my job before this one, my job title was a clinical supervisor. I supervised a team of seven LMSW’s (Licensed Master Social Workers), providing supervision, reviewing notes, and leading group supervision meetings. I also had my own caseload of clients, I screened intakes, and I had some insurance-related administrative tasks. Not surprisingly, I was working 11-to-12-hour days. Surprisingly, I was not making enough money to pay my bills.

After a year, I started looking for another job and saw the ad for a staff psychotherapist — a geriatric specialist at an outpatient practice based in Manhattan. The job was hybrid, and I had sworn I’d never commute into Manhattan from my home in Westchester. I’d also be taking a step down in title. But the job was salaried (not per diem) and the propos

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