My private practice has dwindled to almost nothing in the past few months. I had one client scheduled today and she cancelled (she's agoraphobic, so she cancels about every-other appointment). So, I went in to the office anyway, because I was expecting some checks in the mail - NOTHING.
Money is diminishing quickly from every direction. I was lecturing in Toledo and Detroit last week, very low turn out for the seminars and almost no sales of book and/or DVDs. No one signed up for my webinar this week. I am to the point where I am considering having to give up my office and practice, because I am barely seeing enough clients to cover rent and expenses.
This economic depression has finally hit here, and it has hit hard. I feel like Dorothy, where everything I know and identify with has suddenly been pulled out from under me. I know this is happening all over the country and many people are worse off, but I am at the point where I need to rethink my career path. Is private practice still a viable livelihood? If not, where do I go from here? The rules have completely changed, and I do not even know who I am anymore. If I am no longer an Art Therapist, who am I?
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