Cherished Therapist:
practice what you preach
be tended to
Therapy for therapists in Covina and Pasadena
01.
"It's not the clients; it's the system".
These are the words I needed to hear when working in community mental health. Upon graduating, I was eager to help as many people as possible heal.
I was naive and believed that everyone in the helping field genuinely wanted to build those around them until I learned some hard truths.
02.
I know what it's like to work with colleagues that see you as competition, not to mention how having a supervisor with a personality disorder can mess you up.
I don't say this to pathologize her but rather to highlight what happens when we don't work on our healing.
No lie, on my first day of CMH, I clearly remember thinking, "What did I get myself into?" I knew something was off and quickly picked up on the unspoken message:
"If you want to get your hours in, deal with it, and if you won't, good luck."
I was terrified that I would find another supervisor like the one I had, so, for a minute, I decided I would stay in this "secure job” because at least it was familiar, and who knows what was out there.
The familiar story I hear from therapists is that you're drowning in playing catch up with your notes on a Saturday morning when you'd rather hang out with your girlfriends over brunch.
Plus, it's not like your toxic agency job pays you enough to work all these damn extra hours.
03.
The truth is, you've been downplaying how bad things are.
You've questioned whether you’re being…
too sensitive
too demanding
too dramatic
I get it–trauma skews our perception of reality, and therapy can heal what you’ve pushed down. Lately, you've been daydreaming of…
becoming your boss
having financial freedom
having a work-life balance
yet limiting beliefs prevent you from taking action. It would make a difference if you had a loving person that could pour into you in ways you haven't gotten yet.
You need a seasoned therapist with whom you could bare your soul. One who will help you pick up all the pieces of you and put them back together so that you can find yourself again. I'm ready to go deep. Are you?
04.
Hey there, compassionate soul!
I'm Carmen, and I see through the heart of things, so let's cut to the chase: I'm a surgeon for the soul.
I specialize in helping women feel deeply seen and in challenging the familiar stories they tell themselves so they can find self-worth.
I'm committed to supporting you in bolstering a healthier relationship with yourself.
If you're tired of being paralyzed by fear and ready to fight back, I'm your person.
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.”
— Alice Walker
