Newbie Lessons, Surviving Your Internship, Things Not To Do1 Comment

Tragedy Happens in Your Own Life Too

June 22, 2016June 22, 2016 Thomas Zimmerman

[Part of a series on surviving your mental health internship.] I got the call that my sister Amy was dead at about 3:30 on a Wednesday afternoon, about four months into my internship. I was on campus and at my … Continue reading Tragedy Happens in Your Own Life Too

Doing Therapy, Newbie Lessons, Surviving Your Internship16 Comments

Things Someone Should Have Told Me

June 5, 2016December 27, 2016 Thomas Zimmerman

I started seeing my first community mental health clients three years ago. On the day that I met my first clients at my internship, I was immediately aware that no part of my graduate education (or my life) prepared me … Continue reading Things Someone Should Have Told Me

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Reflections on psychological trauma by an EMDR trauma therapist. All photos/artwork by author.

Category: Surviving Your Internship

Tragedy Happens in Your Own Life Too

Things Someone Should Have Told Me