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Dear New Therapist, THE FOREWARD
THE FOREWARD At the time of writing this series of letters, I am in between 3 and 4 years post-graduation. (By the time you are reading it, five.) While I have had truly incredible mentors and supervisors in my career who deserve much credit for my successes (shout out to Laura, Mary, Jason, Katie, and Sarah), I always found myself searching for the therapist who wasn’t yet accomplished-the onejustahead of me-to ask: “”Is this normal? Is this okay? Should I refer out? Is this
emilypfaith
Jun 155 min read
A list of current gripes.
I don’t know why I am surprised. No one understood what I meant when I said “ I am a drama therapist” No one really understood what I meant when I called myself a “teaching artist”. The fact that “creativity coach” is throwing people for a loop - a title I find to be as descriptive and concise as possible- irritates me. (To be fair, I have been particularly irritable lately, a trait sure to wear out its welcome amongst friends and peers, though I admit, I find it amusing situ
emilypfaith
Jun 142 min read
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