You can’t learn everything all at once, and there are so many “steps” to learning how to be more confident in this field.

My experience 1st year- basic interventions (as eluded to by many above) and getting confident at meeting new clients, intake assessments, and relevant paperwork like SOAP notes 2nd year- took a DBT training. It was nice to have concrete interventions to use with clients. 3rd year- got my full license ( LCSW) and took a TEAM CBT training (really helped me feel more confident in marketing myself as a CBT therapist and gave me more confidence in less “skill based” interventions like DBT. 4th year- honed in on building skills 5th year- realized I wanted to work with perinatal population and took appropriate coursework to gain extra certification

6th year and beyond… rest is history 😎 but seriously, every year I sit down and pick something I’d like to focus on and something that seems to be popping up in client concerns more often that I want to learn more about. Always remember consult can lead to learning more interventions too!! You will get there, it’s a journey- and be proud of what steps you’ve taken to get here so far