
02/07/2025
Reflections on being a psychotherapist…
🪷When I remember that I am supported by an infinite source of support and universal love (even if it is invisible to the human eye) my work flows with effortless ease.
🪷I let go of believing that I am responsible for other people’s growth. My work is to offer as clear of a mirror as possible. This supports my clients to hear and see themselves with greater clarity which fosters the self-awareness that serves as a pre-cursor to growth. I deeply trust my client’s innate capacity for growth.
🪷It is not my job to rescue, fix, be perfect, or to always be liked. My job is to be present.
🪷When using a diagnostic term (like PTSD, Complex PTSD, Anxiety, OCD, or Depression, etc.), I remember that these are only clusters of symptoms that are useful if billing insurance or helping us clarify ways of working together. Diagnoses are not to be used as a way to define all of who we are or to limit what is possible for our future.
🪷I get to practice softening my defenses in service of being open and available rather than being “right.” As a result, I get to practice humility on a regular basis.
🪷I have the great honor or bearing witness to other humans who, like myself, are navigating this world imperfectly. I learn that my ability to offer grace to myself when I make mistakes supports me to do the same for others. And, this is how we grow together.
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Image: a snapshot of working with another person, she volunteered to have our session recorded for training purposes. It was a gift to be in sacred relationship.