“Going through these academic programs, your job really is to learn how to be a therapist. They're training you to sit in front of clients and it's a serious matter. You're holding people's psyches.” PeopleMatterJobsFrontsSeriousTrainingProgramAcademicClientsTherapistsPsych Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
“Coming out of graduation, I didn't immediately know what direction I wanted to do so I decided to just stay as an intern until it really kind of dawned on me and I felt more compelled one way or the other. So I gave it a few years and then after two years it was really clear that deep down I missed being a full time creative artist. Ironically, I started getting clients who were all in the entertainment industry and a lot of them were in comedy!” KnowsWayYearsKindTwoWantedArtistFeltCreativeClearComedyIndustryDecidedEntertainmentOne WayTwo YearsComing OutClientsCompelledDeep DownEntertainment IndustryCreative ArtCreative Artists Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
“I didn't think I'd be a good therapist. I didn't think I could do both at the same time. Maybe some people can, but I wanted a bigger spotlight and I don't think that's right for clients to have a therapist who wants that kind of life.” PeopleThinkingWantKindWantedBiggerClientsTherapistsSpotlight Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
“I had a client who just wanted to entertain me the whole time, that is a defense against going deep, in my mind. What happens when the jokester is not allowed to deflect with humor? You then have to feel the pain, and learn that you can survive it. It makes you more resilient and stronger in the long run, and your sense of humor will always be there. Being able to see the funny is deep.” FeelsMindLongWholeHappensRunningAbleWantedPainStrongerDefenseSense Of HumorLong RunsClientsResilient Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
“I remember going on vacation for two weeks once and one of my clients who was very clinically depressed really could not handle it, really unraveled himself. That scared me. I didn't want to be in that position.” WantTwoRememberWeekPositionScaredHandleVacationClientsTwo WeeksGoing On Vacation Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
“There's a real careful line you have to walk there because your first job [therapist] is to create safety for the client to feel safe enough to turn their vision in towards themselves and their experience in the moment and to reveal things that usually carry a lot of shame or that kind of stuff around.” FeelsFirstsKindRealEnoughMomentsJobsTurnsStuffLinesWalksVisionSafeShameSafetyCarefulClientsTherapists Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
