Hey There! I’m
Dr. Mel. I’m a licensed clinical psychologist, a wife, a mom of three, and an unapologetic BADASS! After earning my PhD in Clinical Psychology, from Loyola University and working in several major hospitals, I THOUGHT I wanted to do the hospital clinic thing. I got my dream job. I was working with my favorite population. But then I got slapped in the face with 2 of the biggest isms: Racism and Sexism! Unequal pay, comments like “black bitch” or “she’s only here to fill a quota.” Missing out on opportunities and be treated differently because I was a mom.
Like so many of you, despite how excited we are to finally graduate and jump into this mental health game, working at the hospital clinic that I thought was my dream slowly taught me that I couldn’t do the work the way that I wanted to do it and get paid the money that I knew I should be paid while staying in this position. Truthfully, it was traumatic.😕
Something had to change. But damnit, they don’t teach us how to build a business in graduate school, much less how to do this without taking any insurance. So how do I do this?
I have spent the past 9 years building and sustaining my profitable multi 6-figure solo cash pay practice. And ya’ll, it all started with a shingle. One of my best friends and colleagues told me to hang out my shingle and see what happens and my cash pay practice was born!