I can think of no greater gift you can give to yourself and your clients than to dig into your own therapy. You are your most important client.
Therapists have their own unique quirks, and sifting through the themes of the past can help you thrive in this special field.
As a former professor in a graduate clinical psychology program, I have been closely connected to the training of new therapists, and have always loved working with new and seasoned therapists in their own therapy.
The challenging experience of being a therapist is enough to necessitate your own therapy. Even Sigmund Freud said, “No one who, like me, conjures up the most evil of those half-tamed demons that inhabit the human breast, and seeks to wrestle with them, can expect to come through the struggle unscathed.”
Every therapist gets stuck now and then. Many find it helpful to think with another therapist. Click on the link below to learn more about consultation.
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