Therapist Consultation

I provide consultation to highly trained clinicians who have learned, quietly over time, to edit out parts of themselves to survive and succeed in private practice.

Often, therapists who are competent and ethical are also exhausted, not because they are doing the work wrong, but because they have been taught to work in ways that leave no room for who they actually are.

Academic and systemic rules require forms of restraint that are rarely named. Over time, this can look like restricting facial expressions or tone, withholding honesty or spontaneity in sessions, modifying appearance, or code-switching to be acceptable, neutral, or safe.

The Impact

Adaptation learned out of necessity can lead to:

• a change in personality, from lively to restrained
• a change in outlook, from optimistic to problem-focused
• a change in health, from well to exhausted
• a change in relationship, from playful to pushy

I believe no job, career, or work should ever have that much power over a human being.

It’s time to work without erasing yourself.

Consultation for Therapists

My work with therapists is about dialogue. It is not psychotherapy and it’s not supervision. It is designed for experienced clinicians, as well as thoughtful newer therapists who understand ethics and who also sense that constant self-editing and adaptation are toxic.

With that as a foundation, we discuss who you are in and out of the chair, what you have learned to hold back out of fear or obligation, and how your voice, expression, and your natural self can be brought back into your work without compromising professional boundaries. For those who wish, we may integrate meditation or breath-based practices for additional support.

When appropriate, we also look at short- and long-term decisions around practice structure, time, and capacity. While consultation is not coaching or marketing, it nonetheless leads to deeper integration of who you are and what you do, restorative habits, and better-fit clients for your practice. Over time, the delivery of services helps restore clients and reset sustainability for you as a therapist and your practice.