Therapy Jones

I’m feeling uncertain about moving forward with them but not sure if this is normal/expected? Is there a learning curve or something I’m missing?

They also posted something to my stories and wrote something in the story that was not something I would ever say, and not a way I want to be perceived.

They also archived *everything* on my IG, which I was not expecting or wanting them to do

And, some of what they archived they’re making *worse versions of* instead of reusing, which is making way more work for me.

It took me a minute and seeing them up live for that to really click with me and I just couldn’t let them stay up. I’m rewriting captions they write and the captions are so off base, and the prompts are so generic and basic, that rewriting it doesn’t help. I can’t make it sound like me.

Everything they’ve pitched to me has been so generic-white-woman therapist and I’ve tried to make what they pitch more *me* but it isn’t working

They’ve only made two posts for me (which to be fair I did approve) but I already took them down because they were so so not aligned with me or my work

I am so deeply curious where that could go and so don’t think you should have to sacrifice your time and money at best, and own well being at worst, to find out.

I saw someone on some platform recently ask something along the lines of “are the therapists okay?” in regard to *all this* that’s been going on and I would just like to say:

We were never okay, that’s why we became therapists.

Hope that helps!

You’re not going to therapy your way out of oppression and racism and systems intentionally designed to keep you down.

The systems are working as designed and we’ve been tricked into believing if they don’t work for us it means we’re doing something wrong or the system is broken.

People used to have hope things could get better, or they could change and create a better life for themselves, but in the current state of things they can no longer access that hope and honestly, I tend to agree with them.

You’re not going to therapy yourself out of colonialism and fascism.

I’ve been noticing when I ask clients what they’d like their future to look like or what they’re working towards, more and more just have no concept of the future/hope things will be better/can only see the trajectory of things getting worse.

Nothing feels more icky to me than therapists texting their clients

What do you mean your therapist texted you to tell you about a movie he saw that reminded him of you?? That’s fucking weird.

Anyone else really worried about how much fascism is impacting our mental health and anyone else wondering when to prioritize your own safety (and that of your clients) when advertising your therapy services as queer and trans affirming and having your business address public information

Maybe this is just me but I tried really hard in high school and had a 3.9 GPA and it’s meant absolute shit in my adult life and now when parents are mad about their kids not doing homework I’m like ?? it won’t matter in 5 years but your power struggle where they learn they’re a piece of shit will

I don’t do family therapy very often but when I do I feel like a lot of it boils down to: it’s not the kid’s job to make the parents feel good about themselves and/or their parenting

Trying to control your kid’s behavior to prove you’re a good parent is actually…

✨bad parenting✨

Big day to have millennial and gen z clients I’ll tell ya that

How many other therapists heard about Taylor Swift and Jason Kelcee’s engagement from a client first?

Still in burnout and I have some time off this week (away from clients but busy in other ways). I’ve been feeling a need for alone time but need some creative ideas to achieve that when time and money aren’t abundant enough for a full weekend alone away from my home.

#therapistsky any ideas?

This is giving pressure to “fix” client’s “problems” and pathologizing understandable struggles & then calling clients “resistant”. Short term & solutions focused is great and…different people need different things! But maybe I’m projecting because as a client and clinician I don’t jive with it lol

Drmtlgy tinted face moisturizer is SPF 46 and my go to!

You and me both 😅

Is level three putting the water on to boil, on the correct burner, but then forgetting it?

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about willful misinterpretation and ignorance of therapy speak, especially in regard to boundaries

Weaponizing boundaries leads to isolation, abuse, entitlement, and disconnect

And I think fascism loves that shit

Hell yeah they are!! I am a chronic late person and if I’m late my clients get those minutes back, that’s on me!

Yes, absolutely! And so many people that would benefit don’t want to start because they believe once you get on an antidepressant you have to have it forever. The education is lacking and the stigma hinders so much good that could be done.

With frequent follow up and check ups (PMHNP and psychiatrists usually) longer term use can absolutely be necessary. For a lot of folks though their prescriber is their PCP & isn’t psych med trained or specialized and ppl can end up on the wrong or ineffective meds or meds longer than necessary IME

Okay okay I need to find the study on this but at a conference recently someone cited a study that long term SSRI use *increases* OCD symptoms!!

I keep wanting to find some meaningful lesson behind the burnout I’ve been in and the amount of time and money (hey ER visit and neurology and cardiology work ups!!) but all I can think of is fuck capitalism.

Over work because you can’t afford not to but when you get sick you’re also fucked!

It’s more for early deconstruction (imo) but I really enjoyed Falling Upward by Richard Rohr. It was the book that propelled me to actively take a break from Mormonism and be more intentional in my deconstruction.

As a therapist that sees a therapist, I am certain I am a difficult client.

As soon as I see what modality or approach she’s using it’s back to intellectualizing for me! And we both know it!

She got me *once* and it promptly ended in me saying “you tricked me!”

Anyway sorry to my therapist lol

Ooh I’ll check that out. Thanks!

#therapistsky

I’ve been feeling the most burnt out I have in probably a decade, and I’m trying to navigate setting up care for myself while also maintaining my solo-practice and not abandoning clients.

How are we navigating burn out right now?

What are we doing when we need 3-4 weeks off?