Therapy FOR tHERAPISTS

There are so many reasons to be in your own treatment as a mental health professional.
However, treating a mental health professional in their own therapy requires a specialized skill set. As therapists, our professional work is closely woven into the fabric of our being. We are not blank slates. In the most basic sense, we are in a relationship with each of our clients and those relationships move and shape us as they do our clients. Each experience illuminates different facets of our personhood and so we necessarily have to attend to our own being to do our work well. It takes a therapist who can expertly manage the boundaries between counselor, mentor, supervisor, and peer to curate a growth experience for a mental health professional in individual therapy.

Having spent equal amounts of time as a practitioner, professor, and clinical supervisor, Dr. Barimany offers this service to mental health workers who seek their own care and growth.

See our client testimonials to hear from mental health therapists who have worked with Dr. Barimany.

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Why Do Therapists Seek Their Own Therapy?

Therapists are deeply attuned to others, often holding emotional complexity, responsibility, and care on a daily basis. Over time, this can take a toll—especially when there is little space to tend to one’s own inner life. Therapy for therapists at Frog Point Therapy is designed specifically for clinicians who want a place to be fully human, without needing to explain the work or manage a professional role.

What Brings Therapists to Therapy?

Therapists often seek therapy when they are:

  • Experiencing burnout or compassion fatigue
  • Feeling emotionally stretched or disconnected
  • Navigating identity, career, or ethical questions
  • Wanting deeper personal work beyond supervision
  • Carrying the impact of cumulative clinical exposure

How Is This Different from Supervision?

This is personal therapy, not supervision or consultation. The focus is on your internal experience, emotional world, and development—not case management or professional performance.

What Can Therapy Offer Therapists?

Therapy can support:

  • Emotional restoration and resilience
  • Greater self-understanding
  • Sustainable engagement with the work
  • A place to be held rather than holding

General Questions About Therapy for Therapists

Why would a therapist seek therapy with another therapist?

Because therapists also carry stress, emotion, and life complexity. Therapy offers a space where you do not need to perform, explain, or hold others. It is a place to attend to your own inner life.

How is this different from supervision or consultation?

Therapy for therapists focuses on your personal experience, not clinical work or case conceptualization. It is ethically distinct from supervision and is not evaluative.

Is therapy for therapists confidential?

Yes. Therapy is confidential and held to the same ethical standards as any other therapeutic relationship.
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