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PSYCHOLOGISTS
SEEKING A PSYCHOLOGIST

Whether you have seen other therapists in the past or this is a new undertaking for you, Welcome.

 

I frequently treat psychologists and other mental health professionals and I enjoy and understand the importance of creating a safe and nonjudgmental space where colleagues can come as clients.

 

You are welcomed and encouraged to come just as you are - an invitation to not have to be "on", in a contained space to explore personal issues and or the unique challenges and stressors that psychologists may encounter in their professional lives.

"I'm embarrassed to be a therapist and have these issues"

You are human.

Therapists come to therapy to explore stressors, conflicts, work-life balance, burn-out, enactments, inter- and intrapersonal stress, family of origin issues, trauma, grief and loss, boundaries and communication, or any number of concerns.

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​I've been seeing my psychologist on and off since 2008.  I'm a psychologist who sees a psychologist, too 

"I've seen behind the curtain..."

Therapy shouldn't be trickery.

 

I hear this sentiment the most from those uncertain about starting a therapy journey.  

 

We explore openly, honestly, collaboratively, and transparently what your experience is.   

"I've CBT'd myself and I know what I need to do and what to tell myself".  

And, if it works, it works.  If you are struggling, a shift in focus may help.  There is a cognitive piece in the top-down aspect to holistic body-based approaches, but exploring your organization of experience from an SP lens, bottom-up, is quite different.

"I'm not sure if I need supervision, consultation, or therapy"

​Supervision primarily focuses on professional development and skill enhancement for psychologists through a structured and collaborative relationship in which the supervisor's primary goals is to promote the supervisee's growth and competence as a psychologist.

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Consultation entails collaboration among colleagues of similar professional levels to review and explore clinical cases, share insights, and provide mutual support and feedback in an open exchange of ideas.  

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Therapy for psychologists focuses on addressing the personal and emotional well-being of the psychologist, free from the constraints of their professional role.  Therapy allows clients who are also psychologists to address issues which may or may not be related to or impact their work.

"I'm concerned about how it might feel if we run into each other at a training or conference?"

​Similar to what I tell my non-psychologist clients, my automatic response to the familiarity of you means that I may smile before my brain has finished computing & identifying you. A smile is generally socially accepted and does not have to give away a relationship.  I will not approach you in public and if you wish to approach me just to say hello, I leave that to you.

 

In professional meet-ups there is more opportunity for overlap during networking.  I try to take the lead to excuse myself if a client finds themself in a small group that has happened to blend with people I may be standing or talking with. 

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If I am assisting a training you are enrolled in, I add your name to a conflict of interest list in which the reasons are not identified.  This list includes friends, family, managers, supervisees, therapists, clients, etc., and does not immediately imply a client-therapist relationship.

"I can see myself trying to be the perfect client.."

Well, we can start there...

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