What “Full” Actually Means (and Why It’s Different for Every Therapist)

In the early stages of private practice, fullness can feel like the answer to every fear. If your schedule is full, you must be doing something right. If clients are booking, you must be competent. If there are no gaps, you can finally exhale. But fullness, when left undefined, has a way of becoming a moving target. You reach one version of it only to discover it doesn’t feel as settling as you imagined.