Same Internship, Different Chairs
from A Therapist and Her Inner Circle Hosted by Aven Barbosa
We interned together for a year—side by side, learning how to sit with stories we’d never heard before, practicing sand tray on each other, and quietly wondering if we were actually cut out for this work. Now, we work with different populations—adolescents on one side, adults and couples on the other. We’re in different seasons of life, years apart in age, yet shaped by the same training year that asked us to grow faster than we expected. In this conversation, we talk honestly about imposter syndrome, the things grad school doesn’t teach you about being a therapist, and the ongoing challenge of finding balance while holding space for others. This episode is for interns, early-career clinicians, and anyone curious about what becoming a therapist really looks like—behind the theory, beyond the textbooks. Still learning. Still becoming. Just sitting in different chairs. As always, this podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for therapy, medical care, or professional mental health treatment. Listening to this podcast does not establish a therapist-client relationship with me or any guests. The views expressed in this episode are our own and do not represent the positions of any affiliated organizations, employers, or licensing boards. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact your local emergency services or dial or text 988 in the United States for immediate support.
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