Understanding Why Therapists Aren't Perfect: Essential for Mental Health and HSPs

Emotional Badass

Nikki Eisenhauer

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Is it possible your expectations of your therapist are holding back your mental health? It’s common for clients, especially those recovering from trauma or with low self-esteem, to expect therapists to be perfect. However, placing them on a pedestal only reinforces unhealthy beliefs and prevents true healing. In this episode, I explain why recognizing therapists as human beings—with flaws and struggles—helps Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) build trust, set boundaries, and foster real emotional growth. Discover how honesty and vulnerability create stronger therapeutic relationships that lead to long-lasting mental health benefits. Resources: Download the free Morning Routine PDF to learn our techniques to help conquer your day! https://www.emotionalbadass.com/morning-routine Join the Community & Exclusive Bonus Episodes & Video: https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass 30 Days to Peace Course: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/peace CODE: BADASS for 30% Off Mapping your Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse Workshop https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/workshops CODE: BADASS for 30% Off Work with Me 1:1: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/coaching Join our newsletter for weekly wellness emails where we share mental health tips, announcements, discount codes, and highlight past episodes: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/newsletter Check out our Guided Meditations narrated by Nikki available for sale: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/store/meditations Follow us on Social Media: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/emotionalbadass IG: https://www.instagram.com/emotional.badass FB: https://www.facebook.com/emotionalbadass TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@emotionalbadass Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/emotionalbadass Thank you for supporting this show by supporting our sponsors: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Diet Coke.
0:04.0	Time for a Diet Coke break.
0:08.0	Enjoy what you like.
0:11.0	Just how you like it.
0:14.0	This is my taste.
0:18.0	What's yours?
0:21.0	What's yours?
0:22.0	Celebrate your unique taste with Diet Coke.
0:29.0	Hello, welcome to the show.
0:31.0	This is Emotional Bad-ass Amoxy meets Mindful. I'm your
0:35.1	host Nicky Eisenhower, life coach and psychotherapist. And on today's
0:38.9	episode we are exploring part two of nine irrational beliefs about trauma therapy and therapists. Welcome to this episode. It is a part two. So I hope you have listened to part one before getting into this one.
1:05.8	Thank you for being here.
1:07.8	Thank you for listening and tuning in.
1:10.2	Thank you for listening to our commercials.
1:13.0	Thank you for supporting our sponsors.
1:15.0	And thank you for being someone who self-developed in this world.
1:19.0	Light and love and onto the show.
1:21.0	Number five, this is my fifth irrational belief about trauma therapy or
1:27.4	therapists. Because your therapist is a therapist, they know how to not have any problems. This is a big giant fat nope.
1:39.2	Therapists are human. I promise you you you want them to be.
1:45.0	Anyone who thinks this of therapists, that therapists don't have problems or they've learned enough to not have any problems
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