#71 | Vassia Sarantopoulou | "Reclaiming the essence of therapy!"

Rebellion does not always shout!Sometimes it quietly refuses to accept what everyone else has normalized...#71: Reclaiming the essence of therapy!In this very first episode of the 𝗕𝗶-𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀: Vassia Sarantopoulou, therapist, founder of AntiLoneliness and The Therapy Business Circle and someone who is no longer willing to accept a system that forgets the human it was built to serve!Vassia’s journey is rooted in lived experience, personal healing and a deep commitment to care that goes beyond protocols. From navigating her own path into therapy to building a practice grounded in awareness, she now stands at a turning point. Questioning not just how therapy is practiced, but what it has become. Her work is a call back to essence, where connection, responsibility and self-awareness are no longer optional.Deep dive talking points:👉🏾 the lost essence of therapy: moving from human connection to rigid systems, procedures and protocols;👉🏾 therapist identity and self-awareness: why you cannot guide others deeper than you have gone yourself;👉🏾 supervision and personal therapy: the missing foundation for ethical and effective practice;👉🏾 systemic pressure and broken care: long waiting lists, overdiagnosis and treating people as cases instead of humans;👉🏾 reclaiming agency for clients: shifting from passive waiting to empowered choice and responsibility;Rebellious nuggets: 🙌🏾 you cannot create safety for someone else if you are not safe within yourself;🙌🏾 when care becomes transactional, we lose the very thing people come for;🙌🏾 awareness is not a luxury in this profession, it is the foundation;Vassia’s empowering quote:🙌🏾 “You cannot help somebody go deeper if you haven’t gone deeper with yourself”Lets ask ourselves:If the systems we trust to support us lose their humanity, who do we choose to become inside them?Connect with Vassia:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vassia-sarantopoulou/  Therapy Business Circle: https://www.therapybusinesscircle.com Antiloneliness: https://antiloneliness.com