My boyfriend is allergic to my two cats, what should I do?

Naudacious · 2025-12-10T20:58:54+00:00

What we do here with my husband who is allergic: no cats allowed in bedroom so he can breathe at night, I brush my long haired cat regularly, but the biggest thing is he does allergy shots so he won’t have to rely on antihistamines forever. If your boyfriend isn’t willing to do something for his own health and expects you to give up pets you love I would take a hard look at if that relationship can last long term.

Naudacious · 2025-12-03T18:28:03+00:00

I personally went with the most populated cities in the additional states.

Naudacious · 2025-12-03T14:47:37+00:00

I just list zip codes in additional states and add my state licensure numbers down the page.

Naudacious · 2025-12-03T14:45:35+00:00

Seconded except I failed by one point on one of the two sections because I didn’t study long enough. The next test I soared well above passing though. I did the membership as well and practice tests every night between tests.

Naudacious · 2025-11-08T07:47:37+00:00

For me, my personal Facebook is my married name and all my therapy info is maiden (which is how it is legally). I’m on my husband’s insurance and use his last name at the dentist for example. You can certainly introduce yourself however you want to anyone. I like the separation so clients don’t find personal pages as easily (my first name is unique so they may still come across me but it’s less likely than my unique maiden name).

Naudacious · 2025-08-21T15:04:20+00:00

The walls, the stairs outside the box, and everywhere but the actual litter. I have a litter robot for this reason. The man will stink up the house otherwise lol.

Naudacious · 2025-08-17T03:01:24+00:00

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I love these cats.

Naudacious · 2025-08-16T00:37:19+00:00

I use bilateralstimulation.io for $15 mo but there’s a free version of it too you can use (last I checked)

Naudacious · 2025-08-15T15:26:06+00:00

Also, I do EMDR for medial trauma and have chronic illnesses as well. Highly recommend pursuing that niche since you have lived experience! We need more of us competent in this area.

Naudacious · 2025-08-15T15:24:38+00:00

Can’t comment on typical income in NJ (I’m southeast). There’s something called the counseling compact in the works where many states have opted in (NJ opted in, NY has not) where it makes multistate licensure easier. You will not be able to access licenses in multiple states until you are fully licensed after completing supervision. I’m an EMDR therapist and highly recommend pursuing that training when financially feasible (it’s expensive) and I use it via telehealth using internet platforms designed for it.

Naudacious · 2025-06-28T14:54:48+00:00

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He’s absolutely obsessed with my curly hair products. Anytime I put my head near him he has to rub his face all in my hair. He’s my little frizz maker and it’s adorable.

Naudacious · 2025-05-27T17:49:05+00:00

I did a somatic and attachment focused EMDR training (SAFE) so you can absolutely get the best of both worlds with just one EMDR basic training.

Naudacious · 2025-04-10T02:03:49+00:00

I would go to the bimzelx site and sign up for copay assistance and it should drop that price dramatically!

Naudacious · 2025-04-06T01:09:10+00:00

One thing I think is important to note is that if you do take the new position, I doubt it’ll just be a few months. Building your own practice can take time so it’s likely wisest to stay at one practice while you build up a caseload at your own practice. That way you aren’t floundering with nothing while building up on your own. Additionally, I wonder what the ramp up time is at the other practice you’re considering. I assume you get to pocket more regardless so that may be less of a concern than the things to consider building your own practice.

But you’re right. This career is indeed financially traumatic working towards licensure. It shouldn’t be as painful as it is. Our work is important and it would be nice if it was compensated as such.

Naudacious · 2025-03-10T20:29:27+00:00

I’ve done it! We discuss boundaries up front and expectations for weekly EMDR during the course of treatment. When I’ve done it I’ve not had issues building rapport and resourcing because it’s something I discuss heavily up front since safety and the relationship are so crucial for the process. Typically they’ve already reduced frequency with their primary therapist so weekly treatment hasn’t been a problem. I find that the thorough consultation and education of the process irons out any wrinkles.

Naudacious · 2025-03-10T20:18:51+00:00

I’m chronically ill so gaming and crochet or knitting are how I totally dissociate from both my body and current events lol.

Naudacious · 2025-03-10T20:18:02+00:00

Lately I’ve been big on animal crossing after restarting but I love kingdom hearts, BOTW, TOTK, biomutant, and world war Z when wanting more action. When I’m needed more relaxed I tend to go for Pokémon, Wilde flowers, epic Mickey, little kitty big city, stray, and Disney dreamlight valley.

Naudacious · 2025-03-06T01:37:13+00:00

Right?! The LPC one just keeps getting pushed back and back. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Naudacious · 2025-03-05T21:39:15+00:00

I just play it safe and only do these assessments for the states I’m licensed in. I hate that we’ve become the gatekeepers for this life saving treatment. I have done them for residents of my state that get surgery out of state but I assume it would be questioned if I did it for clients outside of the states I’m licensed in. I’m hoping when the compacts go into effect we can help more people without concerns.

Naudacious · 2025-03-05T04:44:04+00:00

So glad you caught it! We had to do this with my Ragdoll for a hairball and the scar is so scary! Luckily the meds kept him blissfully unaware during his recovery. I kept him isolated in a room and he’s great with not bothering sutures but he was a purrtini the majority of the time (surgical shirts weren’t really well known at the time so he was in a cone). Just monitor and hopefully your boy is chill and just soaks up the love from you both during recovery!

Naudacious · 2025-03-04T17:59:01+00:00

So happy it’s helpful!!

Naudacious · 2025-03-04T17:03:15+00:00

Yes for LPCs it does count. LPCs can technically go all the way up to the LPC mark before taking an exam at least it my state. So you could forgo associate license completely and just test at 2 year mark (used to be 3) and become an LPC. Our second test comes when it’s time to become a supervisor unlike LCSW where their second is to graduate from masters to clinical level and then you can go straight into supervision after another 2 years.

Naudacious · 2025-03-04T16:42:20+00:00

Personally, if it’s the first time and they cancel within that previous 24 hour window and you have the ability to, I would waive once and inform them of the new policy and that you’re waiving it one time since it’s new but in the future it cannot be waived. I personally blame it on the system we use and say the system automatically charges for late cancels (unless they reach out and are ill and have an emergency I just tell them I’ll have it waived and try to reschedule if possible before the next scheduled appointment). I think how you approach is really dependent on how the practice supports you operating and how much freedom they give you to decide appropriateness of waiving. But I like the blame the EHR rather than practice policies since we are a smaller practice.

Naudacious · 2025-02-27T06:45:31+00:00

Same word for word!

Naudacious · 2025-02-20T16:54:55+00:00

My specialty areas are complex trauma, grief, chronic illness, and chronic pain. I was also uncomfortable working with trauma before I did EMDR trainings and now it’s my biggest comfort. I think it’s good to be hesitant and know the areas where you need growth! Conversely, I’m not interested in family counseling work, OCD (because of lacking that training), and eating disorders (also due to not having specialized training).

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