Main description:

* This book is different because it helps weary therapists, who are likely burnt out, believe in themselves again. It gives particular attention to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and how to practice from a culturally competent framework.

* People will want to buy this book because it is a unique companion for them like none other that will help guide them through challenging professional situations, soothe them during upsetting clinical moments, and encourage them to keep going during changing times.

* A reader should choose this book because it speaks straight to the heart of their experience and is written by a seasoned clinician/supervisor who has walked in their shoes (or sat in their seat as it were). It helps modern clinicians strengthen their practice, normalize their struggles, and realize that they don't have to go it alone.

Contents:

Introduction, 1. Practicing During Uncertain Times, 2. Real Self Care: How to Avoid Burnout, 3. Empowering Through Love: How to Impart Strength to Our Clients, 4. How to Go With the Flow, 5. Are You a Therapist or a Pineapple? Don't Just Do Something, Sit There, 6. When Your Client Ghosts You: How to Keep Clients, 7. Caring for Clients While Taking Notes, 8. The Ins and Outs of Transference, 9. Addressing Dimensions of Culture in Couples Counseling, 10. Starting and Stopping Who We Are: How to Be Yourself as a Therapist, 11. How Does That Make You Feel? Please Don't Ask That, 12. Naming Your Shadow and Grappling with the Unknown, 13. Putting Thoughts into Words: How Finding Your Voice Helps with Clinical Confidence, 14. The Untaught Lessons of Professional Identity, 15. A Word of Advice: Don't Give Advice, 16. How Much Is a Session Worth?, 17. Attention, Merging, and Guilt: How to Stay Balanced as a Therapist, 18. Anxiety is Like a Hand Without Fingers, 19. Therapy Posture: How to Orient Yourself in Session, 20. Permission to be Weird: The Cure for the Weary Therapist, 21. Accessing Your Higher Wisdom, 22. Conclusion, Index