The Diary of a Psychotherapist

The Diary of a Psychotherapist

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The human therapist.

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Thomas Smithson
May 30, 2025
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I had a good laugh to myself recently. I guess a bit of a dark laugh because it reminded me once again that therapists, with all their beautiful empathy are humans that can be flawed, mean and just a bit thoughtless.

Let me stress, this is not a bad thing. I am a therapist myself and I am desperate for people to know that we aren’t these special beings b…

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