You spend your days holding space for others. That work takes something. You deserve support too.
There's a particular irony in knowing exactly what you need and still not letting yourself have it. Therapists are often the last to seek help. You should be able to handle this. You know too much. It feels strange to be on the other side. But knowing the theory doesn't make you immune to needing the practice.
Vicarious trauma, burnout, and the slow accumulation of what you carry between sessions: these aren't signs of weakness or poor training. They're occupational realities. Sustained emotional presence, session after session, without much space to process what you're carrying, accumulates.
Therapists aren't immune to their own histories. The work has a way of surfacing them. Countertransference, material that gets activated in the room, clients who stay with you: all of it is worth working with somewhere.
The training years have their own pressures. Supervision, practicums, licensing exams, the anxiety of not knowing if you're doing it right. Imposter syndrome is nearly universal at this stage, and it doesn't always resolve when you get better at the work.
There's something specific about learning to hold space for others while still figuring out how to hold it for yourself. Many training programs recommend personal therapy for a reason. This can be that.
You won't need to explain the modalities or justify your framework. The goal is a room where you can set down the role and just be someone who needs support. That's harder than it sounds, and it's worth having.
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