What to do during the summer?
Here is my predicament..
I’m a school therapist, and I’m trying to figure out what to do over the summer. I don’t make enough money during the school year to take those 2.5 months off but I would love to take that break because the school year burns me out because I have such a high caseload. I only have my limited license right now
Last summer I worked four days a week, covering at school sites of therapists who didn’t want to work summers but had students who wanted services over the summer. It was hard to even get 32 hours, I really had to push to work 4 days instead of 3. It was tough to go to a new site each day, and even harder to connect with clients only for 10ish weeks. A lot of them don’t show up over the summers either, especially when mid July hits. It became disheartening and very boring!
I’ve thought about getting a low pressure retail job or maybe being a coffee barista or working at a dog daycare, but then I’d have to work 5-6 days a week just to make enough money, because I’d be getting paid minimum wage
But I have a master’s degree and want to be getting paid what I’m worth! Also who would only hire me for 2.5 months? I feel like it would be over by the time I finish training/get the hang of things 😵
Any ideas?
Posted Dec 3, 2025, 1:44 AM UTC