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/.

Many people wonder why on earth I chose to be a therapist. “Why would you want to sit all day and listen to people’s pain and suffering, life is hard enough as it is!” The funny thing is, listening to people’s pain and suffering IS transformative. It is not the same as listening to your…

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…

by Ajeé Buggam If 2020 didn’t teach us anything, it taught us the importance of our mental health and how fragile it truly is if we don’t tend to it. Oftentimes in Black homes, checking in regarding each other’s mental health is not a common conversation we inquire about. The unfortunate truth is Black people

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Here are 19 therapist "warning signs" to watch out for.