To Robin question about practicing as a homeopath

[Tracy Thode]

Hello Robin, thank you for your note.

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I know that in my area, we are pretty saturated with Homeopaths.
Ok, so this begs a question-- why did you lose your belief that you
could cure the world of all its ills with homeopathy?

Second, about your note to US practitioners....I'm an American citizen
and my husband is desperate to move back to California (he is the
Londoner, ironically!)...so it is interesting to note fees are lower in
the UK. Expenses in the SF area were much higher than they are here for
us.( we dont need a car, insurances etc)..but perhaps it all balances out.
I hope that I am special I am thinking of several other avenues, the
most interesting of which is midwifery--unfortunately, it is not very
transportable if I chose to move back to the US....in California, for
all of its enlightened attitudes, still marks midwifery as quasi-legal
at best. Plus you need to go to Texas and study for a year in order to
sit for the California license exam....a great way the Medical Board has
kept people out of the profession! I would also, by the time I
graduate, likely have finished what I need to do to be a certified
lactation consultant and could do that as well.

Thank you for your thoughts Robin and I am always 'all ears' !

Tracy

[robin9168]

Lol. Have you got a couple of hours? You could say I have a more
realistic view now. Some would say I need a remedy for that.
I think you have a better chance of earning a living in California. I
worked there for a while and found it quite refreshing. I had lots of
interesting patients and with people being used to paying for medical
care I was more comfortable about charging a fee that felt rewarding.
There are pros and cons about the 2 countries but I would say for
sure you will struggle less to build up a practice in the USA. Also,
if you are depending on homeopathy to pay the bills would you rather
be charging $80-120 or $250-500 for a first consultation? It can get
quite stresful always worrying about meeting your required patient
numbers if you are charging low fees. Practitioner saturation is
obviously a consideration in the Bay area but there are others on here
much more qualified to talk about that.

Get your husband working so that you can be happy with however many
patients you have! Ive always rather envied homeopaths with high
earning partners. Homeopathic practice is much more fun if the money
aspect is of little importance.

This being the bottom line, I will repeat that it is possible to build
up a busy practice virtually anywhere if you are equipped to do so.
Good luck.

[Shannon Nelson]

I had the same thought. There are lots of homeopaths there, but it is
(or was eight years ago when I left) a nice community, and a lot of
receptivity. (I was in the SF Bay Area, but I imagine would be similar
in other areas.)
Shannon
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[Rosemary C. Hyde, Ph.D.]

Good comments, Robin.

I live and work presently in the Bay Area (San Francisco, CA). There are
probably more homeopaths here per square mile than anyplace else in the US.
That's not a bad thing at all, because it contributes to people being more
aware of the potential of homeopathy for healing.

Saturation is potentially an issue at some level, but as someone pointed out
earlier, the density of homeopaths will never match that of the medical
doctors. As we define better what we can do, network effectively in the
healthcare community, and identify ourselves with special issues and needs,
we'll get clients who correspond to our gifts and interests.

I always figure each practitioner offers a totally unique set of talents
and strengths, so competition and saturation are more figments of our
imagination than realities.

Rosemary

[Tracy Thode]

Hello Rosemary. Wave to the Bay for me I so miss living in the East
Bay...


I have found this to be true in other areas I have worked in as well.
When one is working from the 'heart' or the 'center' I think that people
who need that particular person's service gravitate to them and that
energy...

Tracy

[Shannon Nelson]

Also, when there's a great "density" of homeopaths, there's greater
opportunity to enhance and support each others' practice--tho I guess
this isn't done much, and I think that's a shame! My family's first
experience with homeopathy was in the good ol' Bay Area, with a
homeopath working in a clinic setting, so there was always someone on
call for an emergency--and IMO that can HUGELY enhance the experience
for both practitioners and patients! (Tho I imagine they had to get
used to each others' somewhat different prescribing styles.)
Shannon
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