"The clients I'm best for are the ones who suspect they're smarter than their patterns, and tired of being right about it."
I came to therapy the long way. Before this, I worked in roles that asked me to keep my own emotional weather invisible — the kind of work that teaches you to push through, then makes you wonder why you can't stop pushing.
When I trained as a counselor, I was drawn to approaches that respect the client as the expert on their own life. DBT and self-compassion both work that way. They give you frameworks, not formulas, and assume you'll bring the wisdom about your particular situation.
The clients I tend to do best work with are thoughtful, often a bit self-critical, and ready to be slightly less alone with what they're carrying. If that sounds like the version of you reading this — let's have a conversation.