Being a therapist

Therapy is for everyone—even therapists. And perhaps, being an effective therapist can stem from personal experience and recognizing that you need and want support, too. Margo, a therapist in training, writes about this and more at https://twloha.com/blog/all-feelings-must-be-felt/.

Love between a therapist and a client is a tricky thing. Historically, the fathers of psychology viewed “love” between a therapist and client as a …

Most of us therapists are driven by a sense of duty and care--a drive to help others. The root of this duty, this drive, is different for all of us. Perhaps we sensed our emotional lives were more complex than those around us as children, we find ourselves fascinated by others’ life stories, or we feel compelled to relieve others’ pain. Whatever our motive for becoming therapists, being a therapist is not our purpose. In this post, I cover the reasons why our work is not our purpose…

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As a therapist, I will:: Remind you... Give you room... Support you... Recognize that you are the expert on your life....

Love is always complicated, but rarely as complex as the love felt for a therapist. Although it’s often dismissed, buried, or even shamed, loving your therapist is deeply human, and often, a sign that therapy is working. Love has many nuances and many potential expressions (some of which can be highly problematic in a therapeutic relationship) but the felt experience of love is a positive sign that the relationship between a client and therapist has a powerful potential to bring healing.

Here are seven strategies to help you combat or prevent the development of therapist burnout wether you are an OT, PT or SLP.