One of my heaviest insecurities my first year being a therapist was:
What do I actually offer my client?
Why should they pay to see me?
I struggled to know the value I offered as such a new therapist.
Here's 5 valuable things you can offer as a new therapist:
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It's incredibly vulnerable being a beginning therapist.
- Fresh out of grad school
- Lacking a professional support system
- Figuring out what exactly you offer that is of value to your clients.
Amid this, the path to growth is courageously admitting when you don't know.
When your self-love increases, you become far less willing to harm others. Why? Because real self-love slowly opens the door to unconditional love for all beings.
Arsenic found in the water at the Riis houses in NYC. The water is undrinkable in Flint after 8 years. 180,000 people without water in Jackson, MS. The water in O’ahu is poisoned by jet fuel. But the media is focused on shoplifting. We need environmental justice & we need it now.
Happy Birthday, Marsha P. Johnson. 🌹
As a prominent figure of the Stonewall uprising, let’s continue to honor Marsha’s legacy by advocating for the transgender and gender nonconforming community, for unhoused LGBTQ+ youth, those affected by HIV and AIDS, and LGBTQ+ rights.
We DO NOT NEED @ASWB. We need a social work union and a push to end licensure requirements & at the minimum get rid of the test. We need to completely remake social work education. The white supremacy in all of this is DEEP.
OK, so not only do Republicans want to institute a federal ban on abortion, but today 195 of them voted against codifying the right to contraception.
Only 8 voted yes. (Every Dem was a yes).
This was not a “gotcha” bill with a bunch of stuff btw. It was pretty straightforward.
Today, President Biden issued a historic executive order announcing a series of actions the Administration will take to fight for LGBTQI+ people’s rights in America. These actions are a huge step in the right direction to protect LGBTQI+ people across the country ⬇️
Medical debt is a disgusting mark of American society.
Imagine being in need of care, seeking help, & coming out thousands of dollars in debt for it. Imagine going bankrupt for trying to live or get well. Imagine not seeking care because you couldn’t pay for it.
Shameful.
The attack in Buffalo was America's 198th mass shooting of 2022 — and we're only 19 weeks into the year.
That averages to about 10 attacks per week.
n.pr/3Lb4EFT
It is no surprise that you feel tired, heavy, and short-tempered once you start deeply engaging with your emotional history. Healing will make you feel what you avoided and this may impact your mood. Letting old burdens move through you is hard, but it will help you feel lighter.
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