I outed myself as a T here awhile back. And yeah, I'm in therapy. Unresolved issues? Hell, we all have those. I started therapy years and years ago. Never did I consider becoming a T until many, many years had past and I earned my Masters and my liscense. I started therapy again when life brought more issues up.

I know that my own experience as a client has positively impacted my work. I 'get' what it's like. And I know first hand that as long as a person is alive, there is hope. I give a unique perspective to things during case meetings.

And how I work in crisis? I'm at my best. Today was all about crisis. I know how to take care of myself, and can be fully present with my clients when they need it. I know what it's like to feel abandoned. I also know what it's like to feel connected and safe in a therapy relationship. My own therapy has taught me to be stable, strong, and that anything is possible.

Nearly every single therapist I know has been, or is, in therapy. We practice what we preach- self-care. And, yeah, if my mom is dying and I have unresolved issues that pop up, I'll seek out someone to help. No one is perfectly sane. I know of psychiatrists and therapists who have killed themselves. I'd bet money they weren't in treatment.

I know I'm good at what I do. I work with the very ill and the very poor. High needs, high levels of suicide. Yet every day I walk in with hope for all of my clients, and with a sense of dedication and purpose. I also know that for now, my T helps me. None of my clients know I'm in treatment. Nor should they, necessarily. What matters is that I'm skilled, compassionate, and dedicated.

Sorry this is so long. Today was a 12 hour day because- yep- clients in crisis. And tomorrow I'll do it again, and my heart will be 100% there.