Have you ever been to therapy, and after one or two sessions decided that it wasn't for you?
Have you ever been disappointed with therapy, or left a therapist's office feeling worse than when you arrived?
Anyone who has gone to therapy long enough knows that it isn't always easy to find a good therapist. It can be overwhelming trying to find a therapist that feels like a "good fit". Sometimes it can take multiple sessions, multiple meetings and lots of online searches to find a therapist that we feel safe and comfortable with, and even then, how do we know that they are actually helping us to heal and grow? In this episode we dive into what a "good fit" looks like and feels like, what best practices in therapy are, and how the relationship dynamics within this unique setting are meant to serve the client's best interest.
Welcome back to the Love Makes You Podcast - Season 2! In this episode of the LMY Podcast, I had the great pleasure and privilege of interviewing my dear friend, Chelsey, who also happens to be a practicing therapist in Colorado, USA. Chelsey graduated in May 2023 with her Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and she offers a unique perspective on the role that a therapist is meant to play in our mental health journey, and what the therapist/client relationship is meant to look like. Throughout our conversation we cover topics such as:
- best practices for therapists and what that looks like for the client
- different therapeutic methods, such as CBT, EMDR and other methods and their uses
- ADHD
- boundaries & professionalism
- self-disclosure, transference and counter transference
- somatic therapy
and more!
Recommended Reading:
- Boundaries by Henry Cloud & John Townsend
- The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
- Attached by Dr. Amir Levine & Rachel S.F. Heller
- The Body Keeps Score by Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk