therapist??

Question

How long do u have to go to college if u wanna b a therapist?? Whats the average salary a therapist makes a year?? thanks :))

Answer 1

You can be a counselling therapist with just a master's degree, so that will mean 4 years of undergraduate work to get your bachelor's degree and 2 or 3 more years more to become a counsellor.

Salaries can vary a lot, from, say $30,000 to maybe $50,000 for a master's level counsellor, or even up to $100,000 or more for a PhD level counsellor. To make the big bucks you still have to know how to run the business side of things. If you get a PhD you can teach at a university and counsel on the side.

You can also get a school counselling certification with a Master's degree, and you'll probably make around $45,000 to start.

There are a lot of kinds of therapists, but I'm guessing you mean someone who helps people with their problems, right?

Answer 2

You'll need 4 years of college, plus 3 years of graduate school to become a licensed therapist (two years of post graduate work to become licensed). You don't get paid much until you are licensed. After you are licensed, depending on where you live, you can make 40-60k working for agencies. After a while, many people go into private practice where they can earn anywhere from 50k-100k, depending how much you work and how good you are : ).

If you are planning on getting 7 years of student loans, a therapist may not be a good choice as the money doesn't come for a while. An option is to get a Ph.D or Psy D after 4 year college (another 4 years, plus internships), but the starting pay and top pay is better.

Answer 3

It depends. But, if you really want to stand out against the rest, you are looking at 6-8 years. It is possible to get a therapist job with a 4 yr bachelors degree, but it is competetive. You will most likely need more schooling.

Answer 4

To become a therapist takes four years of college and at least four years of graduate school, followed by a one or two year internship, if you are talking about being a psychologist. The amount of money depends on who you provide services for, those who really need it, or the rich neurotics. Obviously, the rich can pay and the poor cannot. My wife has told me that psychologists are the poorest paid professionals given the cost of training, difficulty of training, and amount of work they have to do.