Middling Neighborhood Therapist
@mpcagayat.bsky.social
PNW person. Your cat probably likes me. I like big dogs, rare exceptions made for tiny non barky ones. Lower your expectations for me on here…no, I said lower.
*posts on therapy are for entertainment/education only, LMFT*
*posts on therapy are for entertainment/education only, LMFT*
Some people/organizations make statements pushing the idea that therapy shouldn’t be political. This can NEVER be. It will be political always. If your therapist says otherwise, find a new therapist. Fears about ICE came up in (without exaggeration) all but three of my sessions this week.
January 31, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Some people/organizations make statements pushing the idea that therapy shouldn’t be political. This can NEVER be. It will be political always. If your therapist says otherwise, find a new therapist. Fears about ICE came up in (without exaggeration) all but three of my sessions this week.
Fuck ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Fuck ICE.
The forced slow down lets you process, think, re-examine and make adjustments to what you wrote. You don’t have to be prolific, or even detailed. Make a bullet point list, doodle if you want. It’s still a good skill. Not a sexy therapy skill, but a good one. (2/2).
January 5, 2026 at 7:52 AM
The forced slow down lets you process, think, re-examine and make adjustments to what you wrote. You don’t have to be prolific, or even detailed. Make a bullet point list, doodle if you want. It’s still a good skill. Not a sexy therapy skill, but a good one. (2/2).
Been a minute, and here is a brief thought about writing or journaling your feelings: it can be really annoying to be told “you should journal.” Even when I say it in sessions, I always explain more. Journaling forces your brain to slow down. Hand writing your journal, even slower (1/2)
January 5, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Been a minute, and here is a brief thought about writing or journaling your feelings: it can be really annoying to be told “you should journal.” Even when I say it in sessions, I always explain more. Journaling forces your brain to slow down. Hand writing your journal, even slower (1/2)
Thoughts after a day of therapy: care givers are super human, often worry or feel guilty they aren’t doing enough or aren’t doing the right thing. They will burn the candle at both ends. But, they can be incredibly invisible in our society. They need more hugs. They deserve respect and attention.
July 18, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Thoughts after a day of therapy: care givers are super human, often worry or feel guilty they aren’t doing enough or aren’t doing the right thing. They will burn the candle at both ends. But, they can be incredibly invisible in our society. They need more hugs. They deserve respect and attention.
It’s frustrating, disheartening, demoralizing. Clinicians can’t stay in these roles. 4/4
June 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
It’s frustrating, disheartening, demoralizing. Clinicians can’t stay in these roles. 4/4
This job stated they are looking for a Clinical Supervisor. This means that individual has at least two years licensed experience (may be diff state to state), has taken extra courses, and will now oversee multiple employees and provide clinical guidance. Did I mention they work on weekends? 3/4
June 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
This job stated they are looking for a Clinical Supervisor. This means that individual has at least two years licensed experience (may be diff state to state), has taken extra courses, and will now oversee multiple employees and provide clinical guidance. Did I mention they work on weekends? 3/4
FOR A CRISIS HOTLINE! I’m setting aside the idea that pay needs are different in different places. Do you know what kind of calls come in on those lines? How long can someone sustain themselves on $43/hr, before taxes, retirement, insurance, etc when the mental/emotional/legal load is massive? 2/4
June 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
FOR A CRISIS HOTLINE! I’m setting aside the idea that pay needs are different in different places. Do you know what kind of calls come in on those lines? How long can someone sustain themselves on $43/hr, before taxes, retirement, insurance, etc when the mental/emotional/legal load is massive? 2/4
I hear often there is a lack of therapists, a shortage of them. Part of this is true, but here are other things that are also true:
Therapists are offered low wages to work hard AF jobs. I just viewed a remote supervisor position to oversee a crisis hotline. It gave a range of $43-$45/per hour. 1/4
Therapists are offered low wages to work hard AF jobs. I just viewed a remote supervisor position to oversee a crisis hotline. It gave a range of $43-$45/per hour. 1/4
June 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I hear often there is a lack of therapists, a shortage of them. Part of this is true, but here are other things that are also true:
Therapists are offered low wages to work hard AF jobs. I just viewed a remote supervisor position to oversee a crisis hotline. It gave a range of $43-$45/per hour. 1/4
Therapists are offered low wages to work hard AF jobs. I just viewed a remote supervisor position to oversee a crisis hotline. It gave a range of $43-$45/per hour. 1/4
What else would you want to know about your therapist? I would say: Tell me your pronouns, Social Security is not an entitlement, vaccines save lives, and I’m still looking for proof America was great in the past for ALL living here. I could say more. Make sure you feel safe w/your therapist. 2/2
May 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
What else would you want to know about your therapist? I would say: Tell me your pronouns, Social Security is not an entitlement, vaccines save lives, and I’m still looking for proof America was great in the past for ALL living here. I could say more. Make sure you feel safe w/your therapist. 2/2
It’s okay to ask and have a conversation with your therapist that is political or helps you understand their politics. If someone asked me today I would say: I didn’t vote for Trump, I want my taxes to pay for education and social services, tax the rich, Gaza is a genocide, Black Lives Matter. 1/2
May 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
It’s okay to ask and have a conversation with your therapist that is political or helps you understand their politics. If someone asked me today I would say: I didn’t vote for Trump, I want my taxes to pay for education and social services, tax the rich, Gaza is a genocide, Black Lives Matter. 1/2
People say stupid shit to people in crisis, or in grief, or in sadness. Or they might say nothing at all. All of the above can be hurtful. They let their anxiety get in the way. It probably stems from a good place…but you can still tell them in hurts. Or to get stuffed.
May 24, 2025 at 3:11 AM
People say stupid shit to people in crisis, or in grief, or in sadness. Or they might say nothing at all. All of the above can be hurtful. They let their anxiety get in the way. It probably stems from a good place…but you can still tell them in hurts. Or to get stuffed.
So much of my feed on here is already cats. I guess I can appreciate that I didn’t have to work too hard for this kind of understanding.
May 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
So much of my feed on here is already cats. I guess I can appreciate that I didn’t have to work too hard for this kind of understanding.
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The broadcast journalist Gayle King and the singer Katy Perry were set to make a brief trip into space on Monday on a flight operated by Jeff Bezos’ private company, Blue Origin. It would be the first time an all-female crew has been to space since 1963.
Here's the latest.
Here's the latest.
Blue Origin Flight Will Take 6 Women, Including Gayle King and Katy Perry, to Space
The women were set to travel on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, as part of the first all-female space crew in more than 60 years.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The broadcast journalist Gayle King and the singer Katy Perry were set to make a brief trip into space on Monday on a flight operated by Jeff Bezos’ private company, Blue Origin. It would be the first time an all-female crew has been to space since 1963.
Here's the latest.
Here's the latest.
On Insta I just started following the content of @bianca_tickner. She is posting about going on a grief trip, and I love this. As a therapist whose favorite thing is grief work, I love seeing how individuals process their loss. TY for sharing and taking us along Bianca.
April 8, 2025 at 2:46 AM
On Insta I just started following the content of @bianca_tickner. She is posting about going on a grief trip, and I love this. As a therapist whose favorite thing is grief work, I love seeing how individuals process their loss. TY for sharing and taking us along Bianca.
Did a drive by with the protesters of Bothell, WA today. I beeped my horn while my kid rolled down her window and held up our Hands Off sign. Wish we could have been there on the sidewalk, but we joined how we could. Also, Seattle showed up today at Seattle Center, and that was a joy to see!
April 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Did a drive by with the protesters of Bothell, WA today. I beeped my horn while my kid rolled down her window and held up our Hands Off sign. Wish we could have been there on the sidewalk, but we joined how we could. Also, Seattle showed up today at Seattle Center, and that was a joy to see!
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Notes from the middling neighborhood therapist: making generational change is hard af and takes time. Keep going though, because it’s worth it. It’s worth it every time, all the time. You will be proud of you, that little kid you were will be proud of you, your own kids will be proud of you.
March 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Notes from the middling neighborhood therapist: making generational change is hard af and takes time. Keep going though, because it’s worth it. It’s worth it every time, all the time. You will be proud of you, that little kid you were will be proud of you, your own kids will be proud of you.
Comment on a bill hoping to end mail in voting in WA state! Tell your legislators we do not support this!
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Washington State Legislature
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February 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Comment on a bill hoping to end mail in voting in WA state! Tell your legislators we do not support this!
app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?...
app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?...
Here I am, hoping I don’t embarrass myself on another platform I don’t fully understand how to use, but feel like I can pull it off.
January 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Here I am, hoping I don’t embarrass myself on another platform I don’t fully understand how to use, but feel like I can pull it off.