Allison Hauser published a feature article in Counseling Today on June 2, 2022.
COUNSELING TODAY, ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
Behind the scenes with a counselor-in-training
I put my phone down then put my hands on my head. What wasn’t my loved one getting about me being too drained to listen or utter a reply, much less give my input?
I sighed, resourced and breathed. Then, I put those same hands on the keyboard. In the engine I searched, “What it’s like to be a therapist-in-training.”
No results.
OK, “graduate student therapist … what to expect?”
Nothing.
OK, how about, “day in the life of a therapist … real experience.”
Nothing.
Oh, come on.
The resounding collective silence made my internal ruckus clang that much louder.
