Therapy for therapists

You spend your days holding space for others. That work takes something. You deserve support too.

There's a particular irony in knowing exactly what you need and still not letting yourself have it. Therapists are often the last to seek help. You should be able to handle this. You know too much. It feels strange to be on the other side. But knowing the theory doesn't make you immune to needing the practice.

Vicarious trauma, burnout, and the slow accumulation of what you carry between sessions: these aren't signs of weakness or poor training. They're occupational realities. Sustained emotional presence, session after session, without much space to process what you're carrying, accumulates.

Therapists aren't immune to their own histories. The work has a way of surfacing them. Countertransference, material that gets activated in the room, clients who stay with you: all of it is worth working with somewhere.

You might recognize:

Holding everyone's stories with nowhere to put your own
Compassion fatigue you're embarrassed to name
The imposter voice that clinical training never silenced
Difficulty being a client instead of the helper
Boundaries that hold at work and blur at home
Vicarious trauma that lingers after sessions
Wondering who takes care of you

Why this work costs so much

Caseloads and systems that ask too much
Training cultures that reward self-neglect
A helper identity that started long before graduate school
The isolation of private practice
Holding others' trauma without enough places to set it down

You already know therapy works. This is a space where you don't have to be the one holding it.

How therapy helps.

For therapists in training

The training years have their own pressures. Supervision, practicums, licensing exams, the anxiety of not knowing if you're doing it right. Imposter syndrome is nearly universal at this stage, and it doesn't always resolve when you get better at the work.

There's something specific about learning to hold space for others while still figuring out how to hold it for yourself. Many training programs recommend personal therapy for a reason. This can be that.

A space where you can just be a client

You won't need to explain the modalities or justify your framework. The goal is a room where you can set down the role and just be someone who needs support. That's harder than it sounds, and it's worth having.

Start Your Therapy Journey

Sliding scale spots are currently open with Laila Siddiqui, MHC-I for clients located in New York — you choose what you can pay, from $30 to $80 per session. See fees & insurance.

Who you'll work with.

Tina Liu, LMHC-D

Founder & psychotherapist. EMDR-trained, culturally attuned, licensed in New York & Florida.

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Laila Siddiqui, MHC-I

Mental Health Counselor. Works with teens and young adults in New York, under the clinical supervision of Tina Liu, LMHC-D. Sliding scale spots available.

About Laila →

Our clinical team is growing — new therapists joining soon.

Not sure where to start? Send us a note and we'll figure it out together.