What's the Hardest Thing About Being a Therapist?

12/07/2024 28 min

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Episode Synopsis

I'm always curious to hear from fellow therapists about what it's like to be a therapist. Today, I dive into responses to a Reddit post that asked what the hardest thing about being a therapist is and share some of my thoughts and reactions.

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Original Reddit Thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/therapists/comments/1clxmxz/hardest_thing_about_being_a_therapist/

If you need support and you aren't sure where to go, MentallyFitPro shares some options:
https://www.mentallyfitpro.com/c/share-a-resource/the-big-list-of-burnout-resources-for-therapists

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This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

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