You can show up for your clients, but when it's for you, switching out of therapist mode feels impossible.
You became a therapist because you’re all about helping others, right? You spend your days guiding clients through their stuff, but who's holding space for you?
You might be feeling checked out, overextended (because, let’s be real, you’re juggling it all), and getting triggered in your sessions. Work-life balance? What's that? And the worst part? No one gets how draining this work can be unless they’re in it too. It’s a lot, and it’s time to take a beat for yourself.
IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT
The system conditioned you to over-function and over deliver — to keep saying yes, take on just one more client, and always be available.
Whether you're fresh out of Grad School, stuck in the agency grind, or running your own practice, you do not have to burn out to prove that you care.
Step out of your therapy chair and reconnect with who you are.
You are more than your job.
& you deserve a space where you can just be human without carrying every client home with you.
Untangle Your Own Stuff
Know when your shit is showing up in sessions so you can respond with clarity.
No More Guilt Trips
No more overextending or answering late-night emails out of obligation. Saying no (to clients, work, and even yourself) without feeling like a monster.
Human First, Therapist Second
Release the need to always have it together. Ditch the pressure to be perfect.
Leave Work at Work
Learn how to empathize without merging—so your clients struggles don’t feel like yours to fix.
Go to bed at night without replaying sessions worrying if you said the "right thing"
A Therapist Who Actually Gets It
No need to over-explain the weight of this work or pretend you’re fine when you’re barely holding it together.
Silence Imposter Thoughts
Shut down your inner critic and stop questioning if you’re “good enough” as a therapist.
That all sounds great, but I am a therapist struggling with stuff in my personal life, not my work. Is this still helpful for me?
Being a therapist is just one part of who you are. And if you’re feeling a little shame about struggling with something outside of the therapy chair, you’re not alone. This is a space where you get to bring it all—the personal, the professional, the stuff you don’t have figured out yet—and actually feel supported while you sort through it.
I’ve heard therapists make the worst therapy clients…
People love to joke that therapists make the worst clients, but honestly? We can be great at it—we’ve got insight, language, and a deep desire to grow. The hard part isn’t getting help—it’s learning how to receive it. We’re so used to holding space for everyone else that it can feel weird to let someone hold space for us. That’s why finding the right therapist matters—someone who can call you out with love, help you take off the therapist hat, and give you room to be fully human. You don’t have to have it all together here. This space gets to be just for you.
I should be able to figure this out on my own. I’m a therapist!
I feel this so hard—but let’s be real: just because we know the tools doesn’t mean we always use them, especially when we’re overwhelmed. In my room, you don’t have to analyze it, fix it, or turn it into a treatment plan. You just get to be. I’ll help you shut off that clinical voice, stop performing, and actually feel your way through it. You deserve that kind of support—just like your clients do.
What if my therapist judges me for struggling with the same things I help clients with?
Yeah, being on the other side of the couch is vulnerable as hell. But think about the compassion you offer your clients—I’ll hold that same kind of space for you. Struggling with self-doubt, boundaries, or burnout doesn’t make you a bad therapist—it makes you human. And doing the work? That’s what makes you an even better one.
