When Emma Summer realized the system was never going to reward her for overgiving, she stopped waiting for permission and built a premium-fee, cash-pay practice on her own terms.
Emma shares what it took to confront the fears around leaving agency work, raise her fees, and redefine what “helping people” actually means.
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In this episode, Emma will share:
- How she went from burnout to balance by charging her true worth
- The moment she decided she was done trading exhaustion for empathy
- The myths she had to release about accessibility and guilt
- The impact of premium fees on her quality of care and quality of life
- What happens when you stop waiting for the system’s approval and choose yourself
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More about Emma Summer, LMHC, PMH-C, MAT
Emma is a psychotherapist and the owner of Seattle Reproductive Psychotherapy, a clinical practice offering full spectrum reproductive mental health care to women and couples across Washington state. Emma specializes in treating perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADS) and believes humor is one of our most underestimated therapeutic interventions. Learn more at: emmasummer.com
