TʜᴇʀᴀᴘʏGⒶʀʏ⁽ᵗʰᵉʸ‘ᵗʰᵉᵐ⁾ to Therapists - For those in the Helping FieldEnglish • 1 day ago

My everyday carry as a community-based therapist

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My everyday carry as a community-based therapist

lemmy.blahaj.zone

TʜᴇʀᴀᴘʏGⒶʀʏ⁽ᵗʰᵉʸ‘ᵗʰᵉᵐ⁾ to Therapists - For those in the Helping FieldEnglish • 1 day ago

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From left to right:

first aid kit
Nintendo Switch
a pile of trash (a ~1yr old crushed mint, a receipt from 4 months ago, a ripped balloon, a lil ball of tape, and a coupon that expired last year)
sand timer
inkblot game
!secret ingredient for badguys!<
“~~best~~ worst therapist ever” bag (hand painted modification) with pride/pronoun pins
paper, pencil, and pen
Freudian word game
hypothetical discussion starters
neurofeedback headset
thinkpad t420
suckers

Chat

Mossy Feathers (She/They)
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3•1 day ago
What’s a community-based therapist?
- Porto881
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  4•1 day ago
  They specialize in helping people cope with the ending of one of the best comedy shows of the last decade
- TʜᴇʀᴀᴘʏGⒶʀʏ⁽ᵗʰᵉʸ‘ᵗʰᵉᵐ⁾OP
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  2•1 day ago
  Someone else asked this too lol
  
  Like I go to schools and houses and parks and stuff to meet with clients

Therapists - For those in the Helping Field

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