I've thought about how this is a case where T's and clients are all experiencing the same thing together. Yes, it affects different people in different ways, but T's professional and personal lives have likely been very disrupted, as have those of their clients'.

And typically, unless a T works with a very specific population, they probably normally have clients dealing with a wide variety of issues. So it's not like they'd spend all day every day just talking about, say, grief or anxiety. But I imagine that Covid comes up in most sessions in some way now, whether directly or indirectly. And as it's something T is dealing with, too, there's really no escape from it, so I imagine self-care becomes more difficult for them as well.

It's interesting with my T because he's seemed more humble in a way since the pandemic started, like he doesn't have all the answers. Like you said, many things he might normally recommend as coping skills (get together with friends, take a yoga class, etc.) have been limited or stopped entirely due to lockdowns (though some are opening back up). He has said he doesn't feel as effective in helping clients via telehealth and feels bad that it's the only thing he can offer them. He's also seemed more empathetic in general. Also he normally charges for emails over a certain length, but he says that with everything going on, he hasn't been charging anyone.

I told my T about an article I'd read a month ago that said how...I think it was that 20% of people with depression and/or anxiety are doing worse during the pandemic, 20% are doing better, and the rest are about the same. Dr. T said that was interesting, because in his practice, it seemed that all of his clients were the same or worse. At one point, I was talking to him about how I'd been improving considerably before the pandemic, and worry that I've lost that progress. And he said how it was frustrating to him that I'm having to deal with this now--quickly clarifying that he wasn't frustrated with *me* but with the situation (I imagine the same with his other clients who are struggling more, too).

Again, this is not trying to let T's off the hook at all. It's just a unique situation in a way for them. And some are likely much better at handling it than others. Both in terms of switching to telehealth and with coping with their own stuff while this is going on. And I'd also be really upset if his personal stuff (or doubts about his abilities or burnout or something) got in the way of his being able to help me.