Quotes about Therapist

Therapist's dilemma: those who need help the most, run the farthest from it. Votes: 3

As a Yoga Therapist, focus on increasing people's quality of life not on curing diseases. Votes: 3

Obama fans become more and more glum that he keeps flubbing the very role he was expected to be so good at: Therapist to the nation. The Great Comforter. Votes: 3

Life itself still remains a very effective therapist. Votes: 2

A physical therapist does some unbelievable stretching with me. Votes: 2

I don't know how people can live without a therapist. Votes: 2

To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist. Votes: 2

You do not need a therapist if you own a motorcycle, any kind of motorcycle! Votes: 2

I get people to truly accept themselves unconditionally, whether or not their therapist or anyone loves them. Votes: 2

Fortunately analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist. Votes: 2

Training to be a therapist teaches you to shut up and listen, and that is certainly useful as a writer. Votes: 2

I told my therapist I was having nightmares about nuclear explosions. He said don't worry it's not the end of the world. Votes: 2

I started to call myself a rational therapist in 1955; later I used the term rational emotive. Now I call myself a rational emotive behavior therapist. Votes: 2

The idea is to improve somebody's day. That's how I've always viewed my job. I'm a distraction therapist. I make people's problems go away for just a little bit. Votes: 2

There are more than enough people with serious mental issues who really do need professional help without all the other Toms, Dicks and Harriets rushing to the therapist's couch. Votes: 2

Learning to accept failure on multiple levels is, to my way of thinking, the key to become a world-class therapist. But that means humility, and setting your ego aside, while you develop superb new technical skills. Votes: 2

If I weren't performing, I'd be a beauty editor or a therapist. I love creativity, but I also love to help others. My mother was a hairstylist, and they listen to everyone's problems - like a beauty therapist! Votes: 2

It's incredibly liberating to spend an hour talking to someone and not caring about what you sound like. It's about understanding myself. Sometimes I'll speak to my therapist for an hour a day. It's become part of my routine. Votes: 2

I know that if I could really understand mental illness, then it would be appropriate to make a big career shift. I would become a therapist and a leader in terms of mental illness. But I'm not in the position. Votes: 2

My years as a therapist working with abuse and neglect families taught me at least one important lesson for my own life. Never judge until you can see through the eyes of that person you are judging, and then... never judge. Votes: 2

Sometimes, just the act of venting is helpful. Counseling provides a safe haven for precisely that kind of free-ranging release: You can say things in the therapist's office, with the therapist present, that would be incendiary or hurtful in your living room. Votes: 2

I am not a therapist. I am not a spiritual leader. These elements are in the art: it is therapeutic, spiritual, social and political - everything. It has many layers. But art has to have many layers. If it doesn't, then forget it. Votes: 2

My concept of an advice giver had been a therapist or a know-it-all, and then I realized nobody listens to the know-it-alls. You turn to the people you know, the friend who has been in the thick of it or messed up - and I'm that person for sure. Votes: 2

Using no control and using humor will build a relationship and make a dent to where the client puts the counselor in their quality world and then begins to relate and seek out the counselor. Effective therapy begins with the acceptance of the therapist into the client's quality world. Votes: 2

Individual psychotherapy - that is, engaging a distressed fellow human in a disciplined conversation and human relationship - requires that the therapist have the proper temperament and philosophy of life for such work. By that I mean that the therapist must be patient, modest, and a perceptive listener, rather than a talker and advice-giver. Votes: 2

I say it with my tongue firmly planted in cheek but there's truth to it - being a comedian is very close to being a therapist. When you're working smaller clubs, you're listening. You're feeling an energy, you're going with a tone but when people start yelling out, you almost start a conversation with people. Votes: 2

I started getting these attacks in 2009, just as my music career was taking off. I'd be doing photo-shoots and started to feel like I was having heart attacks. Increasingly I found it difficult to step outside my flat. Things started to get better after I saw a therapist, who told me I needed to make peace with my panic attacks. Votes: 2

The only thing I know is that no one ever sat in a therapist's or a psychiatrist's room saying, 'My parents just loved me too much.' The only thing you can do is love them and be around. Kids don't really care what your car is like or how big their house is. All they really care about is that you are around. Votes: 2

There's a woman I see who's not my therapist, but she's like an old friend who's a therapist in profession. She lets me talk to her like a therapist once in a while, and she does a great thing. Whenever I have a big dilemma, like this is a big problem in my life, she always says, 'Wow, you're going to have to figure that out.' Votes: 2

I really need a therapist. Votes: 0

Someone's therapist knows all about you. Votes: 0

...personal torture instructor...I mean physical therapist. Votes: 0

Thank God my best friend's a therapist. Votes: 0

I'd be a very easy therapist's subject. Votes: 0

There is no such thing as a neutral therapist. Votes: 0

A therapist who rushes to help forgets to listen. Votes: 0

Examine your own mental attitudes. Become your own therapist. Votes: 0

I should have a therapist. I have plenty to therapise about. Votes: 0

Talking to your hairdresser is almost like talking to your therapist, Votes: 0

Being a comedian, people tell me stuff they shouldn't tell their therapist. Votes: 0

I'm considering going back to school to become a registered dance therapist. Votes: 0

My therapist says I have a preoccupation with vengeance. We'll see about that. Votes: 0

I'm a therapist and that fascinates people because they think I carry secrets. Votes: 0

[Humor] could be dicey for a therapist and needs to be used very deftly. Votes: 0

If everybody in the world saw a therapist, we would have a better world. Votes: 0

I know there must be something I should explore about that with my therapist. Votes: 0

Where I come from these days, anybody who isn't seeing a therapist needs to. Votes: 0

A ghastly attempt at a smile, sure to send any normal person to a therapist. Votes: 0

I also have a degree in marriage, family and child counseling - I'm a therapist. Votes: 0

When you catch yourself lying to your therapist, you know it's a waste of money. Votes: 0

In relationships, you learn a million things. I'm sure a therapist can tell you about it. Votes: 0

I respect knowledge of the psyche. I would be a therapist if I weren't an entertainer. Votes: 0

Life as a therapist is ruthless; circumstances that are helpful to one neurotic may crush another. Votes: 0

I had problems a therapist couldn't solve; grief that no man in a room could ameliorate. Votes: 0

Effective psychotherapy works because the therapist continues to grow as a person and as a healer. Votes: 0

My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured. Votes: 0

Sometimes people say I should see a therapist, but I don't want any therapist wrecking my weirdness. Votes: 0

As a therapist, I am a companion. I try to help people tune into their own wisdom. Votes: 0

Most of us don't need a psychiatric therapist as much as a friend to be silly with. Votes: 0

If you have a therapist who agrees with your every word, then your brain isn't getting proper exercise. Votes: 0

In California everyone goes to a therapist, is a therapist, or is a therapist going to a therapist. Votes: 0

In all the years I've been a therapist, I've yet to meet one girl who likes her body. Votes: 0

I don't have a therapist, so I use me as my own therapist when I'm making the music. Votes: 0

Before I began seeing a therapist, I lost a few iPhones due to chucking them across a room. Votes: 0

How was I supposed to concentrate on my mental health when my therapist was encased in orange sparkle madness? Votes: 0

I don't have to lay on the couch and see a therapist because my therapist is in my paint brushes. Votes: 0

Everyone needs a spiritual guide: a minister, rabbi, counselor, wise friend, or therapist. My own wise friend is my dog. Votes: 0

Any therapist will tell you that when you're ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren't ready. Votes: 0

A good therapist uses their whole being to engage fully with the whole being of the person coming for help. Votes: 0

I didn't never have to go to a therapist. I just always put it in a song and you heard me. Votes: 0

It is easier to tell our therapist about our sex life than it is to tell our accountant about our finances. Votes: 0

Being a therapist can be very serious though. There are people's lives in your hands. For me, it was too much. Votes: 0

The role of the therapist is to reflect the being/accepting self that was never allowed to be in the borderline. Votes: 0

Let me tell you, if your marriage is in trouble, skip the therapist and find a psycho. Nothing brings people together faster. Votes: 0

Clint Eastwood's sex therapist, who said to Clint, Do it any which way you can, but no sudden impact. Never got a dinner! Votes: 0

Like a therapist hairdressers are in a position of trust. We are transforming not just how a person looks but how they feel. Votes: 0

My therapist in Paris once told me that being creative is a better form of therapy for me than sitting on his couch. Votes: 0

I've spent years trying to "get in touch with my inner child," but now my new therapist tells me it's mostly been inappropriate touching. Votes: 0

As the therapeutic relationship is established and progress occurs in problem areas, the therapist can "lead" and "push" the adolescent toward abstract reasoning skill. Votes: 0

Sex therapist claims that the most effective way to arouse your man is to spend 10 minutes licking his ears!! Personally, I think its bollocks!! Votes: 0

Surely a good therapist should produce a Dorian Gray-style portrait from under the couch so the patient can see the person they really are. Votes: 0

If your therapist asks if you have a quarter, then politely tells you to call someone who cares ... there's a good chance you're whining! Votes: 0

Among writers, if you don't have a therapist, it's like saying you don't keep a journal or use the thesaurus. It's a natural accompaniment. Votes: 0

My therapist would be so happy to know I'm doing all this walking. They've done a great job of putting me back together, haven't they? Votes: 0

It is true that we can see the therapist as a technician only if we have first viewed the patient as some sort of machine. Votes: 0

You don't realize how useful a therapist is until you see yourself on e and discover you have more problems than you ever dreamed of. Votes: 0

Two fairies were sleeping peacefully on his bed. Dinnie was immediately depressed. He knew that he did not have enough money to see a therapist. Votes: 0

Some seek the comfort of their therapist's office, other head to the corner pub and dive into a pint, but I chose running as my therapy. Votes: 0

Someone's got to do some more research, but I would really like to know: when a CBT therapist really gets distressed, who does he go see? Votes: 0

There are 80 jobs in which women earn more than men - positions like financial analyst, speech-language pathologist, radiation therapist, library worker, biological technician, motion picture projectionist. Votes: 0

My therapist says I'm afraid of success. I guess I could understand that, because after all, fulfilling my potential would REALLY cut into my sitting-around time Votes: 0

I like to have a massage therapist come to my house, get a massage, take a bath, go to bed. That's a perfect night alone for me. Votes: 0

I consulted a therapist at Mass. General. After about 20 minutes, he stopped me and said, 'You're just a big existential garbage pail. Go home and relax.' Votes: 0

Creating safety is your first job [as therapist], and then once that's established, you can use many tools to help someone see the folly in their thinking. Votes: 0

You don't need to go to a therapist, you don't need to do all kinds of things. If you want to write, you physically have to do it. Votes: 0

One of the greatest things my therapist said to me ... and it really blew my mind in the greatest way, he just said, "Look in the mirror less." Votes: 0

Just about every therapist or counselor or social worker is practiced in dealing with people going through failing relationships, ending them, and confronting issues of custody and support. Votes: 0

Over the years I realized the damage fundamentalism did to my own spiritual and mental health. I've spend time recovering, studying scripture, sessions with a therapist, twelve step recovery. Votes: 0

A knowledgeable physical therapist can slowly build up patients' confidence by reassuring them that there is no structural problem and reminding them of the physiologic reason for the pain. Votes: 0

If I had to pick out a therapist in a movie that I'd like to go see as a personal therapist, it would be Robin Williams in Goodwill Hunting. Votes: 0

If my artist life didn't work or if I needed to work in some capacity part-time in something, I knew I'd have a real life skill [become a therapist]. Votes: 0

I think that every therapist that I know, including my dad and my sister, have their own issues. But that empathy is what makes them good at their job. Votes: 0

I call my therapist every other day. It's not a one-stop shop. You have to push away all that negativity in your head. Face it, name it, let it go. Votes: 0

I saw 'Wild,' and I thought, 'Wow, this is a lot of things, but one of the things is it's a therapist's dream and a climate-change denier's nightmare.' Votes: 0

Honestly, I find the analysis of dreams is one of the dullest things. I say this as a therapist kid. I find them deeply uninteresting, as a window to the soul. Votes: 0

When I was younger, I was very scared to talk to people. To the point where my parents took me to a therapist because they thought something was wrong with me. Votes: 0

My purpose as an artist is to heal the divided feminine in our culture. Well, okay wait, that sounds incredibly cheesy and like something a massage therapist might do at Esalen. Votes: 0

I have 40 pounds to lose. It is not the fault of the fast food people, and anyone who's trying to sue the fast food places needs a therapist, not an attorney. Votes: 0

I went to a Gestalt therapist and said that I want to be able to at least tell my muscles that aren't involved that they don't have to go into spasms too. Votes: 0

children may need challenges and high-risk conditions in order to develop the self-generated immunity to trauma that characterizes survivors. To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist. Votes: 0

In therapy , the therapist acts as a container for what we daren't let out, because it is so scary, or what lets itself out every so often, and lays waste to our lives. Votes: 0

You can handle the wheelchair," said the occupational therapist, with a smile intended to make the remark sound like good news, whereas to my ears it had the ring of a life sentence. Votes: 0

The real problem when working with a consultant, a therapist or a coach isn't that we don't know what to do. The real problem is that we don't want to change our mind. Votes: 0

I didn't have a calling to be a therapist. I really went to Pacifica for a very specific kind of life experience, to really kind of find my path in a deeper way. Votes: 0

It's important to keep up momentum, when I'm home alone I get stagnant, I go crazy and have to see my therapist. Being on the road keeps me busy. I'm okay when I'm busy. Votes: 0

I skate about 15 to 20 hours a week and also incorporate a lot of off-ice training. I take ballet and Pilates classes and lift weights with my physical therapist when I'm not on the ice. Votes: 0

It's always hard for me to find a therapist who is a black woman or even a woman of color. It's something that we've always been told is not for us. It's top down. Votes: 0

Going through these academic programs, your job really is to learn how to be a therapist. They're training you to sit in front of clients and it's a serious matter. You're holding people's psyches. Votes: 0

The best outcomes that are seen for therapy intervention and for other psychological interventions is where the therapist really connects and the person really feels understood. That matters often even more than the technique. Votes: 0

My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished 2 bags of M&M's and a chocolate cake. I feel better already. Votes: 0

And so I was very grateful that I didn't do the British stiff upper lip, but I went straight to a therapist. And she was wonderful and helpful, and I went for about two years. Votes: 0

I don't need therapy. I'm not going to see a therapist; comedy acts as my therapy. I put my problems out there. I talk about them. I talk about everything before anybody has a chance. Votes: 0