We're human, and even with all our tools, we still need someone outside ourselves to help us sort through our own baggage and see our blind spots. Like the mechanic whose own car never quite runs right, therapists often run on empty, forgetting to refill their cup or tend to their own ongoing healing. Doing your own work is a sign of being a good therapist.
Finding the right person can be tricky. You may feel shame about having issues of your own, worry about running into your therapist at a training, worry about running into your clients in the waiting room, or wonder whether you'll truly feel safe opening up.
I understand this firsthand. I come from a trauma background, and I became a therapist partly to heal my own wounds. I've worked through significant mental health challenges of my own, and I love helping fellow clinicians do the same.
Although I was a longtime Seattle resident, I no longer live there, so you're unlikely to see me at local trainings. I offer a confidential, shame-free space for therapists, mostly online, with occasional in-person sessions during my visits to Seattle.