Becoming a Therapist
Helping aspiring therapists on their journey
I started on this path of becoming a therapist hoping that I would help people and build a meaningful career along the way. I had this idyllic image in my head: calmly sitting in a cozy office, …
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Today we’re going to discuss how to identify your areas of growth as a therapist Understanding what you need to grow in is crucial to your longevity in the field, the health and transformation of …
Today’s Topic: Finding rest for your heart and mind through your body Read Time: 6 Minutes At the end of my master’s capstone presentation, the panel of professors who had just deemed I was …
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Today’s Topic: Finding freedom from playing the role of The Helper Read Time: 7 Minutes I think it’s hard for us as therapists to acknowledge the personal toll of this work, to let our …
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One of my biggest fears starting as a therapist was the concern that I didn’t have it in me to do this work long term. There was so much talk in grad school about self-care and burnout and noticing …
Coping skills are often referred to but not always taught. I found myself wondering if I had missed something in grad school as I began to see clients and hear colleagues talk about coping skills that …
