r/Psychologists

I’m a licensed psychologist in California and Maine. I like my current role at a hospital, but it’s a pretty strict 8-5. Since having a baby, I’ve been looking for fully remote work with a little more flexibility. For some reason, these roles have been hard to find.

I’ve been seeing a lot of private practice options, and of course things like Better Help and Rula, but I kind of just want to see what else is out there that I might be missing. I do understand that I might have to consider PP for the level of flexibility that I’m after.

Anyone work doing disability evals or in utilization review? How did you find these positions? Haven’t found a lot of these options either, but maybe my search is off.

Also, sorry if this has been asked a million times already. Any ideas appreciated!

I have seen some fairly negative reviews and experiences in working for Life Stance health, primarily from therapist positions and 1-2 years old. anyone have any recent experiences working for them as a testing psychologist? The benefits and salary sound great but also the expectations sound a little too good to be true. and when comparing that to others experiences I would hate to leave my current job which I LOVE but does not pay us well (and has PSLF) only to get burned. any experiences or info would be helpful!

I'm hoping to get some perspective and advice from others who have experienced a difficult transition into the profession.

I'm in Alberta, Canada, and recently completed a masters in counselling psychology degree and an eight-month clinical practicum that was a very positive experience. This is my second career after many years working in an unrelated professional field, and I came into counselling with high hopes and a genuine enthusiasm for this next chapter.

My academic credentials have been approved by our provincial psychology regulator, but I still need to secure a suitable practice setting and supervisor to begin working toward full registration.

I've spent the past several months applying for positions, reaching out to private practices, and contacting potential supervisors. Many practices have recently hired, aren't accepting new provisional psychologists, or simply don't have the capacity. I've been willing to arrange and pay for external supervision, start part-time, and offer flexible availability, but so far, none of these efforts has led to an opportunity.

It's taken years of sacrifice, hard work, and commitment to reach this point, and I'm feeling increasingly discouraged. I genuinely enjoyed the clinical work during my practicum and felt confident that I had chosen the right direction for my second career. I hadn't anticipated that finding somewhere to begin supervised practice would be such an impossible challenge.

For those who struggled to find their first supervised position, what eventually worked for you? Were there opportunities or approaches you hadn't initially considered? Did things become easier once you were provisionally registered?

I'd especially appreciate hearing from anyone who entered the profession as a second career later in life. I'm trying to remain hopeful, but right now I'm feeling rather lost.