Recently, in an idle moment, I tried figuring out how many clients hours I have had over the years. I started out in 1981, in grad school at the tender age of 21, seeing my first client in her forties, and frankly, I am very sure I did not know what I was doing. Luckily, I had close supervision. Since then, I have been seeing clients on a steady  daily basis. Some psychologists like to write articles, some like to attend conferences, some like to spend much time in leisure pursuits or vacationing. Personally, have always liked to see clients. I find it rewarding and interesting, and I have always been a six-day-a-week worker. I made three estimates of the total amount I have seen. One estimate was by looking at income over the years, one by looking at old appointment books, and one by judging about how many days have passed and my average workday. All figures pointed out to about 60,000 or more direct hours of service to clients, plus many more hours writing up reports.  That's a lot of time and hopefully has led to some modest improvement of skills since, like everything else, practice, including psychology practice, makes perfect. With 60,000 hours of direct service in various settings, including inpatient, outpatient, and substance use facilities, that is a lot of sitting, but my back remains in relatively good shape.  And that doesnt include testing.More importantly, I doubt whether there are many clinical situations I have not encountered.  I still retain a very full caseload with little wiggle room.  So, experienced I am indeed. The goal at this point, or for many clinicians my age, is to keep healthy and consistent, manage whatever health problems arise, be familiar with cultural changes as well as changes in the field and related fields, and be conversant with technology to be able to continue providing services competently.  If able to accomplish this, then there is a wealth of experience to draw from while doing therapy, as well as practical knowledge of financial, legal, health-related, and institutional matters.