Meet your Therapist: Kayla Ritchie, LMHC | Do Therapists HAVE to Love Their Clients?

Is loving our clients a requirement of the title? How can I, as a grown adult, ask to be loved in the way I want to feel loved? What if my therapist doesn't solve my problems? In this episode of 'In Session,' I sit down with Kayla Ritchie, LMHC, for a deeply honest and human conversation about her therapy journey - both as clinician and client. We explore what it means to ask for love - even when shame tries to silence that need - and how she's learned to speak about love with more courage and clarity. Kayla also opens up about navigating a full, demanding schedule while still choosing to show up for themself. Together, we talk about the challenges of being vulnerable, the value of consistency, and what it looks like to arrive in therapy as a genuine, imperfect, fully human being. It's a real conversation about connection and the bravery it takes to keep choosing yourself. Connect with Kayla: https://www.selfspaceseattle.com/therapists/kayla-ritchie Connect with Me! https://www.selfspaceseattle.com/therapists/mark-ponce Watch the Raw Footage of this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InSession-Podcast Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4pad592 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6yRYoH7eMguCcUrGJynhVX Have any questions/feedback or want to be featured on the podcast? Email: [email protected] Instagram, TikTok, Facebook: @insession.pod Big thanks to Rodney Tristan for producing my soundtrack. Connect with him! Instagram & TikTok: @RodneyTristann Apple Music & Spotify: @Rodney Tristan Lots of love to my fiance for speaking in my episode introductions. I love you.