I first noticed Mary Reilly Mathews, LCSWR popping up in conversations on a fairly regular basis here at Private Practice from the Inside Out about a year ago. But, it was only 5 months ago when Mary made a passing comment in response to a blog post where she referenced starting a Creativity and {...}
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Self Care
Self Care For Psychotherapists During Times Of Loss
Hey, gang, yesterday we learned the tragic news that father, husband, actor, and comedian Robin Williams died by suicide in his home.
One of the Licensed Professional Counselors in our community, Lauren Ostrowski sent the following message to me today . . . .
Tamara,
I know that usually when {...}
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Offering Psychotherapy While You’re Sick And Tired
True confession . . . out of the many identities that each one of us wears, one of the ones I struggle most with is that of physical disabilities. Age, sexual orientation, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, . . . I'm sure I still have stretching and growing to do there, too. But, the one that {...}
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What Psychotherapists Don’t Like to Think About
Life Happens
I was 33 years of age when my partner died unexpectedly.
A few years ago, I had a colleague here in Colorado whose partner was in a serious biking accident that left him a with quadriplegia.
During this last year, another colleague's wife died from cancer.
And, I'm sad to say that {...}
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