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REASONS A THERAPIST CAN’T WORK WITH YOU, EVEN WHEN IT’S A GOOD FIT

REASONS A THERAPIST CAN’T WORK WITH YOU, EVEN WHEN IT’S A GOOD FIT

Everything else being equal, having met all fit categories… a therapist may still not be able to work with you. I know, it sucks, but it’s true. It can get especially tricky around ethics. There are some hard lines that cannot be crossed, and others that are more challenging to navigate.

WHAT AND WHO IS THERAPY FOR?

WHAT AND WHO IS THERAPY FOR?

What do you do in therapy? Who is therapy for? Is therapy for everyone? Read on to learn what you can get out of therapy, if now is the time to start, and what you can expect out of it (as well as what’s expected of you).

WHAT IS TOXIC POSITIVITY?

WHAT IS TOXIC POSITIVITY?

“Toxic positivity contributes to ‘all or nothing’ thinking, which is a type of distorted assumption that things have to be either all good or all bad,” said Alice Rizzi, a NYC therapist and MyWellbeing community member. “No one is happy 100% of the time, nor should they be. Humans are multi-faceted and experience complex emotional states.”