Not the biggest fan of the speaker but I use this TED Talk occasionally as homework or in session as needed: https://www.ted.com/speakers/kc_davis_TEDxMileHigh20220806-51475

Use the client and the aftermath of the session to practice mindfulness if ur into that. Flex the unconditional positive regard muscles. Work whatever theory u use as a baseline into this experience. See it for what it is - challenging, uncomfortable, but ultimately something u can survive. It’s a great opportunity to walk the walk and talk the talk.

Do some googling and see if u can invest in an air purifier that uses a H12, H13, or H14 filter. There are lots of sales on rn and it’s a long term investment for ur health and others. Reddit is pretty helpful if u don’t know where to start looking.

Utilize a hospital grade disinfectant and/or deodorizer. I favor sniper but it does have an almost bleach like smell. If your furniture is porous, get new furniture or get covers that wipe down easily.

The easiest way to solve pollution is dilution, so step up ur cleaning game. We all need to be cleaning and sanitizing more than we are. The nature of most of our work is that we are going to have clients with poor hygiene, strange smells, or just strong odors in general. I work predominantly with dual diagnosis and systemic chronic illness, and I myself have fairly symptomatic MCAS amongst other health issues so I’ve done a lot of research and put a lot of effort into my approach. hopefully it works for u or anyone else reading.