What's it Like Being a Therapist? | Kati Morton

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[TheCerealluvr]

You REALLY wanted to be a therapist. So much respect. If you were my therapist, I’d trust you so much more knowing all this.

[Psychoexplorer]

The fact that people want to talk to you about their problems every time you just mention what you do, just made me think how much we need each other and how much we crave for someone to listen.

[pewpewpewgirlable]

My therapist is amazing I was getting to where I couldn’t afford to keep going so she lowered her price for me as a Christmas present. Sorry unrelated I just had to share that!

[femafull]

Maybe people don't realize that being a therapist is your job, and maybe you love it, but you are not just a therapist, you are much more than that, you are a whole complex human being! So it is completely normal if you want to be among people without being their therapist !!!

[mwil]

Apparently being a therapist makes you bubbly, animated, and infectiously positive;)

[wascallywabbit]

I hear yah- I sometimes don't tell people I'm a veterinarian because I get endless questions from strangers and I'm sort of an introvert . I had a whole flight with a guy telling me about his super unique golden retriever like it was a dinosaur and not a dog

[juibelly]

This helped me a lot because I'm also thinking about becoming a therapist. Thanks!

[ASLAnissaOfficial]

Also for music therapists the response from other people is totally different... mostly because people don’t realize that it’s a real thing. So we get “oh! What’s that?” Most people think we just sing to people...😑 My go to answer is “I’m a trained therapist and a trained musician and I studied methods on incorporating the two”

[PRoseLegendary]

I totally relate to dreading the "what do you do for a living?" lol. As a social worker, I get a lot of "Wow, I couldn't do your job", and a lot of "I'm really worried about a kid because of xyz, should I report it to child services?" My state has mandatory reporting for all people over 18, so usually the answer is yes.
And then my pharmacist husband gets all the medical questions and strange rashes shown to him at parties.

[KevinAbroad]

Great video Kati! I think it explains why therapist are expensive. You guys study for 11 years. Totally deserved!

[emynemy]

I'm an undergrad psych major now planning to go to graduate school for marriage and family therapy too, so its really helpful to hear about different people's pathways getting there. Thank you :)

[RunOs]

You had me at "she threw poop at us." Where do I sign up? In all seriousness, your profession attracts a very special type of person with a very special type of personality. Your contribution to our humanity is awesome. Thank you :)

[kitty_rae]

To be honest, I don't think I could do all of it within the deadlines because I am not neurotypical. I wouldn't be able to do full time work and then internships on the side. That is insane. How sad that such a valuable career is so incredibly difficult. On top of that, I can't imagine putting that many years of work to earn so little. Those who can endure are definitely incredible and I am so thankful for those of you that do this line of work- but my heart aches that it is this complicated and that what you earn as a therapist is so meager compared to the work put it. Oi.

[spydalover]

I’m not a therapist in any capacity and people still tell me their life story...

[Victoriomantic]

So happy to hear you talk about your reaction to people in your non-professional life reacting to you being a therapist. I'm also a therapist and I sometimes feel like it makes me a worse friend because I just don't want to hear all about people's problems after a long day at work. Definitely true that we don't always have our therapist hats on, and that's absolutely OK!

[xcel]

Lol, hearing how long it takes to become a therapist breaks my heart

[BGLuver]

Could you make a video talking about your experience in grad school/how to decide what psychology based career to pursue?

[ajjackson]

I’m so happy that I found this video. I’m majoring in general studies of psychology with an substance abuse/addiction counseling license.
I’m also not in it for the money, just really wanna help people.
Really enjoyed this

[juliejealousy]

You inspired me to become a counselor! I’m just about to start my second trimester as a graduate counseling psychology student. :) I really love school so far. I’m nervous about the licensure exam and getting all the hours but people have been telling me it tends to fall into place when you’re organized. I hope so!!

[averybates]

I have been freaking out about what kinda path I need to take in order to get to becoming a family therapist. All my life that’s what I wanted to do. But I never knew how to get there. Thank you for showing me how you got there and a way I can get there too.