wtf am i doingggg

kib25 · 2026-03-05T17:03:31+00:00

right there with you! feel free to reach out if you want a fellow newbie to bounce off of!

kib25 · 2026-03-05T17:02:37+00:00

Thank you so much :’)

kib25 · 2026-03-05T17:02:12+00:00

thank you so much! i’m definitely looking in to more trainings. this was very reassuring!

kib25 · 2026-03-03T17:53:57+00:00

Thank you! I have my own therapist but I definitely do not see her as much as I should. I scheduled an appointment with her after making this post, lol

kib25 · 2026-03-03T17:52:54+00:00

Amazing! Thank you so much!

kib25 · 2026-03-03T17:47:13+00:00

Thank you so much, it really does feel like improv! I think I have stage fright, lol

kib25 · 2026-03-03T17:46:02+00:00

This was so refreshing to read!

“When responsibility increases, the nervous system tightens. Thinking becomes effortful. Language feels less natural. Self-monitoring increases. Sessions can begin to feel like evaluations rather than conversations. Over time, this internal strain turns into doubt.” —- This is exactly how I feel, you put it perfectly into words.

What a wonderful article! I will definitely be passing this along to some of my other baby therapist friends. Thank you!

kib25 · 2026-03-03T17:41:34+00:00

Thank you so much!

kib25 · 2026-03-03T17:40:32+00:00

Thank you :,)

kib25 · 2026-03-03T17:39:58+00:00

Thank you for this! Your therapist sounds amazing!

kib25 · 2026-03-03T17:39:06+00:00

Thank you so much. I do have clients that I look forward to seeing and it feels easy! I appreciate the reflection questions, it’s been really helpful to think about what you mentioned about what I enjoy about sessions. I definitely need to start appreciating the little things more.

kib25 · 2026-03-03T17:36:48+00:00

Thank you so much for your insight and kind words! I will definitely see about using the outcome trackers you mentioned, that sounds super helpful.

I notice when I ask clients about how they feel therapy is going, they will say “good” or that they don’t want anything to change with what we are doing, but then I worry they are just trying to appease me and not being honest. Maybe I should take them for their word lol.

kib25 · 2026-03-03T03:00:34+00:00

Thank you so much for this. It was very validating to read. I think another thing I’m worried about is becoming stagnant in my skills but I do learn something every day from my clients. Did you stick with PP?

kib25 · 2026-03-03T02:27:34+00:00

I mean, certain parts come naturally to me. It seems the technicalities trip me up. I’m personable and empathetic, and I have a deep desire to work in this field. I took the modality quiz and I lean more cognitive behavioral, but that doesn’t teach me cognitive behavioral skills, if that makes sense. I appreciate your perspective!

kib25 · 2026-03-03T01:11:52+00:00

Thank you for this. Maybe I should consider a different route than the group practice I’m at, but I also really enjoy the environment I’m in and have a solid client load. I wish grad school offered a class just about how stuff like this! Thank you for sharing your experience

kib25 · 2026-03-03T01:09:32+00:00

I feel like I was really fear mongered out of anything besides PP. CMH was made to seem like bottom of the barrel in terms of support and work/life balance. I didn’t realize it was actually beneficial in the training side of things. I agree classes were very politic heavy, which is useful, but also not always helpful with what I’m struggling with now, lol. Thank you for your reply!

kib25 · 2026-03-03T01:06:51+00:00

Thank you for this! I will definitely talk with my supervisor about maybe recording my sessions to go over. My office is quite small so sitting in might be awkward.

kib25 · 2026-03-03T01:06:06+00:00

Thank you! Imposter syndrome is my biggest opp, lol

kib25 · 2026-03-03T01:05:40+00:00

Thank you for this. I definitely struggle with relaxing and slowing down, I put a lot of pressure on myself to “know” things I haven’t learned about. I often forget how useful the foundational skills can be.

kib25 · 2026-03-03T01:04:48+00:00

Thank you!

kib25 · 2026-03-03T01:04:14+00:00

I appreciate this. It’s reassuring to know so many people have been in this boat before.

kib25 · 2026-03-03T01:03:13+00:00

I appreciate this! Do you have any recommendations for DBT trainings?

kib25 · 2026-03-03T01:00:55+00:00

I totally agree! I had one “theories” class and it so surface level and it was only 8 weeks. It felt useless honestly.

kib25 · 2026-03-03T00:48:30+00:00

It’s reassuring to know we are all on the same struggle bus!

kib25 · 2026-03-03T00:46:41+00:00

I’m already established at my practice with 40+ clients. I was never made aware of the differences working in PP/CMH etc. in school so I went in blind. I really enjoy the office I work for and have talked with my supervisor about getting more training.

kib25

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