Therapy Groups
Mindful Money for Therapists: Navigating Financial Anxiety as a Helper
AUGUST 2025 - In this four-week virtual therapy group, we’ll dive deep into the roots of financial anxiety and explore practical ways to overcome avoidance and build confidence in managing finances.
When: Tuesdays 6:00pm to 7:15 PM (CST) beginning August 19, 2025
Where: 75-minute group via Zoom
Cost: $400
To maintain a safe, supportive, and confidential space, each group is limited to just six participants.
Why Money Can Feel Messy for Therapists
Let’s be real — being a therapist doesn’t make you immune to money stress. In fact, it can make it worse. Even with a full caseload and solid clinical skills, things like setting your fee, dealing with inconsistent income, or making financial decisions can bring up a lot of anxiety.
And it’s not just about the math — it’s about all the stuff underneath: messages you got growing up, cultural beliefs about helping and money, and the scarcity mindset baked into our training. When money brings up guilt, shame, or overwhelm, it’s totally normal to avoid it — but that avoidance can quietly shape how you practice and how you feel in your work.
About Me & Money
Before becoming a therapist in my late-20’s, I worked in corporate accounting. Business felt like a “safe” choice and I’m the “responsible one”, so that’s where I started. #moneystory
Fast forward five years in a cubicle…. I took a leap of faith and decided to follow my first love and pursue a career in psychology and counseling. It was a long road that included a pay cut 👎🏽, returning to school 💰, managing the guilt of taking on student loans and unpaid internships. I’d be lying if I didn’t occasionally think I should suck it up and go back to corporate!
An unexpected result of my career change was that it wasn’t that much of a change at all. I’ve worked as a bookkeeper since 2008 and have focused on therapists in private practice since 2012. Accounting is an important part of our career, especially those in private practice. And it’s the thing NO ONE talked about in grad school. I found that financial anxiety and avoidance was common in clinicians, which in turn made them less likely to look at their finances. And the cycle continues….
You’re definitely not alone in this.
💡 Understanding Financial Anxiety
Explore what financial anxiety is, how it shows up in your work and life, why it's especially common in helping professions.
🧐 Unpacking Your Money Story
Reflect on your upbringing, culture, and life experiences that shape how you think and feel about money today.
💪🏽 Reclaiming Control: Small Steps Toward Action
Explore manageable ways to face avoided tasks like checking balances, opening bills, or budgeting without overwhelm.
Topics Including:
🧘🏽♀️ Mind-Body Connection to Financial Stress
Discover how financial anxiety affects your nervous system and practice grounding techniques to regulate your body’s response.
📉 Undercharging and Overgiving
Examine how imposter syndrome, empathy fatigue, or boundary issues might lead to undercharging or giving away services in ways that harm both parties.
🪞 Countertransference and Money
Understand how clients’ financial narratives can activate your own beliefs, insecurities, or boundary challenges.
⚠️ What Mindful Money Is Not
❌ This is not a financial planning or business coaching group.
You won't receive investment advice, tax prep, or business scaling strategies.❌ It does not replace debt management or professional financial consulting.
We won’t tell you exactly what to do with your money — we’ll help you explore why it’s been so hard to look at it.✅ It is a therapist-informed space to get curious about your patterns, reframe your beliefs, and build a more grounded relationship with money — from the inside out.
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FAQs
Is this group right for me?
If you’re looking for help with creating a financial plan or investment strategy, tax preparation, legal financial advice, credit repair, or debt consolidation services, this group is not the right fit. However, if you want to explore the emotional and psychological side of your relationship with money—like fear, shame, avoidance, or self-worth, then you’re in the right place.
Are there any prerequisites to join the group?
Nope! Whether you’re an associate just getting started, considering making the jump to private practice, or a seasoned clinician reevaluating your financial boundaries, the group offers insight, support, and concrete tools for wherever you are.
Will I have to share personal details?
While you’re welcome to reflect on your own experiences, you won’t be expected to disclose numbers or financial specifics. The group centers on unpacking emotional patterns and identity-based money beliefs—not tracking budgets or spreadsheets (though we’ll touch on those too!).
Is attendance required for every session?
Yes, consistent attendance is strongly encouraged and expected. Each session builds on the last, and showing up each week helps foster a sense of safety, trust, and connection within the group. We understand that emergencies happen, but making this commitment to yourself and your fellow group members is an important part of the therapeutic process.
How will confidentiality be managed?
Confidentiality is crucial. Participants will agree upon and commit to confidentiality guidelines at the beginning of the group to foster trust and openness.
🤔 I have a few more questions…
Email me at heather@hslcounseling.com if you any specific questions or to schedule a ten-minute consultation.