Emilie

Mental Health Therapist | she/her/hers

[Emilie @beginwithinthpy]

Putting together a resource list for those needing mental health support after being affected by the hurricane in FL, GA, SC, NC, and TN. If anyone knows of any therapists/orgs willing to provide free/low-cost services in these areas, please let me know. #therapistsconnect

[Emilie @beginwithinthpy]

Self-care does not have to be bought. Big companies using “self-care” as a marketing strategy to promote consumerism hurts my soul

[Emilie @beginwithinthpy]

Be the one to check on a friend you haven’t heard from in a long time. Be the one to make service workers jobs a little easier. Be the one who asks if someone who looks down is okay. Be the one who lives by their values each day.

[Emilie @beginwithinthpy]

Today’s passage in the Daily Stoic. There’s often a misconception that the Stoics avoid or suppress their emotions. But in fact they encourage you to face them head on.

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Interested in the psychological forces at play that make a video someone shows me on their phone less funny than if I found it myself

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I learned my lesson early on to schedule dentist appointments after all my sessions for the day. Never want to do a session with a numb mouth ever again.

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@DrAmyPsyD I got this as well and had the same thought

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Practicing slowing down more with literally everything I do. It’s making me wonder when and why I acquired the habit to rush through life

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@LMFTherapistVA A gemologist/jewelry designer!

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@Joclyn Yes! I can definitely see the relation.

[Emilie @beginwithinthpy]

Attempting to come up with a definition for therapist block. Suggestions are welcomed!

Therapist block: the inability to be fully present with a client due to the internal pressure of saying the “right thing.”

[Emilie @beginwithinthpy]

An example of this is that I have a tendency to do what I call desperate research before sessions in fear that I will not know how to respond to something. I drive myself nuts trying to ensure I say the right things.

[Emilie @beginwithinthpy]

I also think it can be caused by an overloading of information about all things mental health that interferes with the brain’s ability to recall that information in the moment.

[Emilie @beginwithinthpy]

Love this

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This has led to me voraciously trying to consume as much knowledge as I can.

My epiphany was that I’m doing TOO MUCH. My head is so full with quick facts that it limits my presence when I’m with clients and I experience “therapist block.”

[Emilie @beginwithinthpy]

I recently had an epiphany about why I feel so anxious before my sessions at times. It’s due to assigning myself the role of “the all-knowing therapist.” (1/3)

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I desperately want to be the therapist with all the answers. The one who makes profound statements that leave a client spellbound and leads to immediate change. The one who knows anything and everything (2/3)

[Shanice, LCSW @shanicelcsw]

We don’t talk enough about this, but these state licensing boards are not it!

[Emilie @beginwithinthpy]

Some serious changes need to be made in the mental health field. Therapists deserve to be fairly compensated and receive the support they need.