#75 "What if you had a client who did very bad or shameful things?"

<p><b>To pre-order your copy of Kati's new book TRAUMATIZED visit </b><a href='https://geni.us/Bfak0j'><b>https://geni.us/Bfak0j</b></a><b><br/><br/>Ask Kati Anything episode 75</b></p><ol><li>What is/are the most common things where a client thinks they're the "only one", but really a therapist hears it ALL the time. What might be the most surprising? </li><li>How do you handle a client that appears to be really struggling at the very end of a session? As in about to burst into tears and very obviously just trying to hold everything together (but unsuccessfully)?</li><li>Why do I find the thought of my therapist comforting or feeling empathy for me so soothing yet so uncomfortable? I'm not sure about it being attached to her. </li><li>Is there any "real" therapy work in the beginning/ when the client comes in every session with a whole bag of stories... </li><li>What if you had clients who did very bad things or shameful things? Should they mask it when they go to therapy or just say everything into the DETAIL? </li><li>How do I be okay with being myself in therapy? I have social anxiety, so I always have trouble talking in session, even answering simple questions is hard. But last session, I was able to open up more than ever before and just be myself like...</li><li>What does a therapist have in place for their clients in case something happens to them (the therapist)? For example, a therapist dies or has a sudden emergency where they have to quit therapy? Do they have confidential information that is...</li><li>I’m wondering after a patient ends therapy how long do you keep their notes? What if they come back after that time?</li><li>Is it possible to have "symptoms" that aren't really symptoms? I feel like I am now hyper analyzing everything I do thinking that maybe it's a symptom but I wonder if...</li><li>I recently set up an appt with my therapist after a year of not seeing her. I’m a frontline healthcare worker and the burnout is real. I’ve been struggling with postpartum anxiety...</li></ol><p><b>Video version of episodes </b><a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs58xfxPpjVARRuwjH8usfw'>https://youtu.be/WG-j4vtcYIs<b><br/></b></a><b>Kati's Amazon Suggestions </b><a href='https://www.amazon.com/shop/katimorton'>https://www.amazon.com/shop/katimorton<b><br/><br/></b></a><b><em>ONLINE THERAPY<br/></em></b>I do not currently offer online therapy. My sponsor BetterHelp can connect you with a licensed, online counselor, please visit: <a href='https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_redirect-3Fevent-3Dvideo-5Fdescription-26redir-5Ftoken-3DQUFFLUhqbjdpa3RLXzFRa2V2aXJfMDJMUWczSkd2cjh4d3xBQ3Jtc0ttcU9DTDhVSHB6WnBqelkxR1JsV0s3VzNDWjk5VUY4eGltYUVEVWFKNzczVmRyRi15QlRJdkhlU01wSUpzYXg4TEEzM1NnazdRbGpVR2c0ZUx0aDV0Y29sdjJKNFdjRG9xRmtlbTAxeEh4STYxdGVuaw-26q-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Fbetterhelp.com-252Fkati&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=fyiGKViG4K8_blSLmd9JbuR8m9Y7gsX7xJfU91OgZxw&m=BZMZnK81k5IE-gzkWbXqJzJ0Z9Ac50bpwLs3a-uJQ_g&s=Q5NZkrf8OeBfQcX3vIyOcv8uCB00xb-lgP7sCCpcelg&e='>https://betterhelp.com/kati<b><br/><br/></b></a><b>PATREON </b><a href='https://www.katimorton.com/kati-morton-patreon/'>https://www.katimorton.com/kati-morton-patreon/<b><br/><br/></b></a><b>Opinions That Don't Matter!<br/></b>video <a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs58xfxPpjVARRuwjH8usfw'>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs58xfxPpjVARRuwjH8usfw<br/></a>audio <a href='https://opionstdm.buzzsprout.com/'>https://opionstdm.buzzsprout.com/<b><br/><br/></b></a><b>EMAIL </b>[email protected]<b><br/>MAIL </b>1779 Wells Branch Pkwy #110B, Box #353 Austin, TX 78728</p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/katimorton">Support the show</a> (https://www.patreon.com/katimorton)

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