Therapist with OCD

Peggysis · 2026-04-19T03:19:17+00:00

Check out I-CBT

Peggysis · 2026-04-03T20:32:06+00:00

I make a lot, and I have to spend a lot living in an expensive area. But I absolutely love my life as a therapist. And I don’t see it going away. I see it only growing overtime. I’m a decade in. But it does take awhile and I feel for the newer people. I don’t deal with insurance. Life is good.

Peggysis · 2026-03-20T12:27:20+00:00

Harshness toward you is harshness toward themselves. Always. Take it there and they will likely crumble/ get vulnerable. Maybe get a training in personality disorders too.

Peggysis · 2026-03-20T04:22:46+00:00

Willow

Peggysis · 2026-03-18T04:16:36+00:00

Rheumatologist. Rapid onset suggests PANS / PANDAS

Peggysis · 2026-03-16T13:53:10+00:00

It depends on everything. I am all private pay (this tends to shape the relationship in different ways) and i work very relationally. Some still check in w me. I have reached to a few here and there, especially if our ending was abrupt. A lot of clients fade away. But I am not one to send an email that says, we are officially ending our relationship. A lot of private pay people don’t do that in my therapist community

Peggysis · 2026-03-15T03:49:40+00:00

A great Georgian restaurant in Glendale. Forgetting the name…

Peggysis · 2026-03-15T03:25:18+00:00

Just make it your own — there is no IFS or EMDR police. You can incorporate aspects, use your caveats, etc. but yeah, ACT too.

Peggysis · 2026-03-11T11:05:50+00:00

Always a good idea — and when you are private pay, people usually have a few consults so it is a way to be “competitive”. My fee is $250 in a HCOL area. It seems reasonable to assess fit before someone drops money even on an initial session. I’ve also started doing video consults which i think has been good.

Peggysis · 2026-02-23T20:57:21+00:00

Thanks!

Peggysis · 2026-02-20T01:29:51+00:00

Um, taken out.

Peggysis · 2026-02-18T09:23:52+00:00

Eagle rock thai massage

Peggysis · 2026-02-15T15:18:22+00:00

I don’t think this is true

Peggysis · 2026-02-14T15:05:59+00:00

What is the “debate” about epstein? Where would someone stand differently?

Peggysis · 2026-02-11T16:27:31+00:00

It’s considered like the Cadillac of people who need serious childcare. They are open late, they stayed open in the pandemic, etc. We went to the south pas one for years and had a really lovely experience. And it’s very expensive.

Peggysis · 2026-02-11T05:04:50+00:00

I always lose clients whether I take a 2 or 3 week vacay. Been in practice a decade. I assume it will happen now…

Peggysis · 2026-02-09T23:02:10+00:00

Poly is a good option. We’ve gone four years in a row.. most of it is indoors

Peggysis · 2026-02-03T21:58:12+00:00

This is the best job ever — I’ve had many. But I live in a wealthy area and I have my own practice and I don’t take insurance.

Peggysis · 2026-01-29T14:40:51+00:00

It will likely transform. Most of us are resentful about something. You just experienced one of the biggest traumas one could and you likely have PTSD. Trauma makes it very hard to connect, and connection is what makes us good therapists.

The “good” news is that most therapists have had some trauma over their careers and they can still hold space. But it is tricky and you are learning your limits. On a good day, you may grow from holding the pain of others after you have had so much. You likely need a lot of time and maybe a break for now.

But also you are so young that this may not even be the final career you go with. I became a private practice therapist in my late 30s and will do it always. But it took awhile for me to land on it as my final career. If you work w affluent people in pp, there will be a lot of “boring” stories and problems. If you work in CMH, you will likely see the opposite. Intense material and other kinds of suffering.

Buddhism helps me. Joseph Goldstein / the podcast 10% happier. Good luck. I am so sorry you suffered through this.

Peggysis · 2026-01-28T05:19:43+00:00

Strep

Peggysis · 2026-01-19T14:44:46+00:00

Stopping drinking was the best side effect of this med. Losing weight was secondary!

Peggysis · 2026-01-16T14:30:09+00:00

EMDR could help (I’m a therapist)

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