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What is the most difficult during a career as a therapist?
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Vineeth’s Answer
The toughest part of being a therapist is being truly “present” with the patient. The demands placed on a therapist on a typical day of psychotherapy are truly extraordinary. The therapist must be present in a way that allows the patient to feel heard, validated, and understood
Common challenges of being a therapist
• Counseling Reluctant Patients. You might occasionally work with someone who isn't willing to fully open up.
• Putting Personal Judgments Aside.
• Setting Relationship Limits.
• Dealing with a Disjointed System.
• Needing a Counselor, Yourself.
Common challenges of being a therapist
• Counseling Reluctant Patients. You might occasionally work with someone who isn't willing to fully open up.
• Putting Personal Judgments Aside.
• Setting Relationship Limits.
• Dealing with a Disjointed System.
• Needing a Counselor, Yourself.
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Katharine’s Answer
The challenges of being a therapist depend on your personality to know how much each one will truly impact you, but below are some considerations.
- Separating work from home: Being a therapist, you're going to be dealing with some deep, tough stuff, but you have to learn to not let it weigh you down. Taking on the emotions of all of your client's burdens is going to negatively impact your practice and your life outside of work. Sometimes, it may be necessary to get a therapist of your own.
- Empathizing: People come from all different backgrounds, so learning to empathize and connect with each is a challenge.
- Not taking things personally: Ultimately, whether or not your client improves is not 100% your fault, and it's important to keep that in mind. Sometimes patients won't open up fully or aren't complying with their medical regime and that's impacting them.
- Setting boundaries: It can be hard to say no, especially when someone is in a desperate situation, but you have to learn to say no. Can clients call you outside of their appointments? Outside of working hours?
- Having many clients: With many clients, it may become hard to keep them all straight and to connect with all of them. Finding ways to learn deeply about each client is difficult but important.
- Separating work from home: Being a therapist, you're going to be dealing with some deep, tough stuff, but you have to learn to not let it weigh you down. Taking on the emotions of all of your client's burdens is going to negatively impact your practice and your life outside of work. Sometimes, it may be necessary to get a therapist of your own.
- Empathizing: People come from all different backgrounds, so learning to empathize and connect with each is a challenge.
- Not taking things personally: Ultimately, whether or not your client improves is not 100% your fault, and it's important to keep that in mind. Sometimes patients won't open up fully or aren't complying with their medical regime and that's impacting them.
- Setting boundaries: It can be hard to say no, especially when someone is in a desperate situation, but you have to learn to say no. Can clients call you outside of their appointments? Outside of working hours?
- Having many clients: With many clients, it may become hard to keep them all straight and to connect with all of them. Finding ways to learn deeply about each client is difficult but important.
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Race’s Answer
Hello Claudia,
If you willing to be a professional therapist, the major thing is do not put yourself into the same situation as your clients did.
No matter how knowledgeable you are, if you cannot maintain your thoughts in the position way, then you will need to consult another therapist as well.
If you willing to be a professional therapist, the major thing is do not put yourself into the same situation as your clients did.
No matter how knowledgeable you are, if you cannot maintain your thoughts in the position way, then you will need to consult another therapist as well.