Therapy Jones
@therapyjones.bsky.social
Your friendly neighborhood, no bs relationships therapist reporting for duty 🫡
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Therapy Jones
@therapyjones.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Intro post!
I’m a licensed therapist, avid reader, and voracious learner. My work focuses on relationships - with ourselves, others, and the world around us. I believe small changes can make big impacts.
LGBTQ+, BLM, Feminist, and Free Palestine
Therapy is political 🫶
I’m a licensed therapist, avid reader, and voracious learner. My work focuses on relationships - with ourselves, others, and the world around us. I believe small changes can make big impacts.
LGBTQ+, BLM, Feminist, and Free Palestine
Therapy is political 🫶
Was looking into maybe getting a non-clinical job but still use my degree and do you know how many jobs are hiring to get you to train AI
This is the bad place
This is the bad place
December 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Was looking into maybe getting a non-clinical job but still use my degree and do you know how many jobs are hiring to get you to train AI
This is the bad place
This is the bad place
Therapist Facebook groups are wild places
Someone will post looking for a referral for a multi-cultural therapist and the responses will be exclusively women of Color and then 2 straight white dudes saying “I think I could do it”
Someone will post looking for a referral for a multi-cultural therapist and the responses will be exclusively women of Color and then 2 straight white dudes saying “I think I could do it”
November 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Therapist Facebook groups are wild places
Someone will post looking for a referral for a multi-cultural therapist and the responses will be exclusively women of Color and then 2 straight white dudes saying “I think I could do it”
Someone will post looking for a referral for a multi-cultural therapist and the responses will be exclusively women of Color and then 2 straight white dudes saying “I think I could do it”
I saw someone on some platform recently ask something along the lines of “are the therapists okay?” in regard to *all this* that’s been going on and I would just like to say:
We were never okay, that’s why we became therapists.
Hope that helps!
We were never okay, that’s why we became therapists.
Hope that helps!
October 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I saw someone on some platform recently ask something along the lines of “are the therapists okay?” in regard to *all this* that’s been going on and I would just like to say:
We were never okay, that’s why we became therapists.
Hope that helps!
We were never okay, that’s why we became therapists.
Hope that helps!
I’ve been noticing when I ask clients what they’d like their future to look like or what they’re working towards, more and more just have no concept of the future/hope things will be better/can only see the trajectory of things getting worse.
October 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I’ve been noticing when I ask clients what they’d like their future to look like or what they’re working towards, more and more just have no concept of the future/hope things will be better/can only see the trajectory of things getting worse.
Nothing feels more icky to me than therapists texting their clients
What do you mean your therapist texted you to tell you about a movie he saw that reminded him of you?? That’s fucking weird.
What do you mean your therapist texted you to tell you about a movie he saw that reminded him of you?? That’s fucking weird.
October 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Nothing feels more icky to me than therapists texting their clients
What do you mean your therapist texted you to tell you about a movie he saw that reminded him of you?? That’s fucking weird.
What do you mean your therapist texted you to tell you about a movie he saw that reminded him of you?? That’s fucking weird.
Anyone else really worried about how much fascism is impacting our mental health and anyone else wondering when to prioritize your own safety (and that of your clients) when advertising your therapy services as queer and trans affirming and having your business address public information
September 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Anyone else really worried about how much fascism is impacting our mental health and anyone else wondering when to prioritize your own safety (and that of your clients) when advertising your therapy services as queer and trans affirming and having your business address public information
Maybe this is just me but I tried really hard in high school and had a 3.9 GPA and it’s meant absolute shit in my adult life and now when parents are mad about their kids not doing homework I’m like ?? it won’t matter in 5 years but your power struggle where they learn they’re a piece of shit will
September 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Maybe this is just me but I tried really hard in high school and had a 3.9 GPA and it’s meant absolute shit in my adult life and now when parents are mad about their kids not doing homework I’m like ?? it won’t matter in 5 years but your power struggle where they learn they’re a piece of shit will
I don’t do family therapy very often but when I do I feel like a lot of it boils down to: it’s not the kid’s job to make the parents feel good about themselves and/or their parenting
Trying to control your kid’s behavior to prove you’re a good parent is actually…
✨bad parenting✨
Trying to control your kid’s behavior to prove you’re a good parent is actually…
✨bad parenting✨
August 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I don’t do family therapy very often but when I do I feel like a lot of it boils down to: it’s not the kid’s job to make the parents feel good about themselves and/or their parenting
Trying to control your kid’s behavior to prove you’re a good parent is actually…
✨bad parenting✨
Trying to control your kid’s behavior to prove you’re a good parent is actually…
✨bad parenting✨
How many other therapists heard about Taylor Swift and Jason Kelcee’s engagement from a client first?
August 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
How many other therapists heard about Taylor Swift and Jason Kelcee’s engagement from a client first?
Still in burnout and I have some time off this week (away from clients but busy in other ways). I’ve been feeling a need for alone time but need some creative ideas to achieve that when time and money aren’t abundant enough for a full weekend alone away from my home.
#therapistsky any ideas?
#therapistsky any ideas?
August 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Still in burnout and I have some time off this week (away from clients but busy in other ways). I’ve been feeling a need for alone time but need some creative ideas to achieve that when time and money aren’t abundant enough for a full weekend alone away from my home.
#therapistsky any ideas?
#therapistsky any ideas?
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about willful misinterpretation and ignorance of therapy speak, especially in regard to boundaries
Weaponizing boundaries leads to isolation, abuse, entitlement, and disconnect
And I think fascism loves that shit
Weaponizing boundaries leads to isolation, abuse, entitlement, and disconnect
And I think fascism loves that shit
July 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about willful misinterpretation and ignorance of therapy speak, especially in regard to boundaries
Weaponizing boundaries leads to isolation, abuse, entitlement, and disconnect
And I think fascism loves that shit
Weaponizing boundaries leads to isolation, abuse, entitlement, and disconnect
And I think fascism loves that shit
I keep wanting to find some meaningful lesson behind the burnout I’ve been in and the amount of time and money (hey ER visit and neurology and cardiology work ups!!) but all I can think of is fuck capitalism.
Over work because you can’t afford not to but when you get sick you’re also fucked!
Over work because you can’t afford not to but when you get sick you’re also fucked!
July 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I keep wanting to find some meaningful lesson behind the burnout I’ve been in and the amount of time and money (hey ER visit and neurology and cardiology work ups!!) but all I can think of is fuck capitalism.
Over work because you can’t afford not to but when you get sick you’re also fucked!
Over work because you can’t afford not to but when you get sick you’re also fucked!
As a therapist that sees a therapist, I am certain I am a difficult client.
As soon as I see what modality or approach she’s using it’s back to intellectualizing for me! And we both know it!
She got me *once* and it promptly ended in me saying “you tricked me!”
Anyway sorry to my therapist lol
As soon as I see what modality or approach she’s using it’s back to intellectualizing for me! And we both know it!
She got me *once* and it promptly ended in me saying “you tricked me!”
Anyway sorry to my therapist lol
July 12, 2025 at 4:35 AM
As a therapist that sees a therapist, I am certain I am a difficult client.
As soon as I see what modality or approach she’s using it’s back to intellectualizing for me! And we both know it!
She got me *once* and it promptly ended in me saying “you tricked me!”
Anyway sorry to my therapist lol
As soon as I see what modality or approach she’s using it’s back to intellectualizing for me! And we both know it!
She got me *once* and it promptly ended in me saying “you tricked me!”
Anyway sorry to my therapist lol
#therapistsky
I’ve been feeling the most burnt out I have in probably a decade, and I’m trying to navigate setting up care for myself while also maintaining my solo-practice and not abandoning clients.
How are we navigating burn out right now?
What are we doing when we need 3-4 weeks off?
I’ve been feeling the most burnt out I have in probably a decade, and I’m trying to navigate setting up care for myself while also maintaining my solo-practice and not abandoning clients.
How are we navigating burn out right now?
What are we doing when we need 3-4 weeks off?
July 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
#therapistsky
I’ve been feeling the most burnt out I have in probably a decade, and I’m trying to navigate setting up care for myself while also maintaining my solo-practice and not abandoning clients.
How are we navigating burn out right now?
What are we doing when we need 3-4 weeks off?
I’ve been feeling the most burnt out I have in probably a decade, and I’m trying to navigate setting up care for myself while also maintaining my solo-practice and not abandoning clients.
How are we navigating burn out right now?
What are we doing when we need 3-4 weeks off?
If you’re in any relationship (platonic, romantic, or otherwise) and really want to know the other person’s true colors: set a reasonable boundary with them and see how they respond
Anything other than, “thanks for letting me know how I can love you best” is likely the incorrect response
Anything other than, “thanks for letting me know how I can love you best” is likely the incorrect response
June 27, 2025 at 5:45 AM
If you’re in any relationship (platonic, romantic, or otherwise) and really want to know the other person’s true colors: set a reasonable boundary with them and see how they respond
Anything other than, “thanks for letting me know how I can love you best” is likely the incorrect response
Anything other than, “thanks for letting me know how I can love you best” is likely the incorrect response
#therapysky
I’ve been asked to give a 1-1.5 hr seminar on mental health first aid for a group focused on fighting fascism. What topics would you include in such a seminar?
-deescalation
-when to call for support
-police alternatives
-trauma responses
-self care
What else? Ideas?
I’ve been asked to give a 1-1.5 hr seminar on mental health first aid for a group focused on fighting fascism. What topics would you include in such a seminar?
-deescalation
-when to call for support
-police alternatives
-trauma responses
-self care
What else? Ideas?
June 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
#therapysky
I’ve been asked to give a 1-1.5 hr seminar on mental health first aid for a group focused on fighting fascism. What topics would you include in such a seminar?
-deescalation
-when to call for support
-police alternatives
-trauma responses
-self care
What else? Ideas?
I’ve been asked to give a 1-1.5 hr seminar on mental health first aid for a group focused on fighting fascism. What topics would you include in such a seminar?
-deescalation
-when to call for support
-police alternatives
-trauma responses
-self care
What else? Ideas?
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Weird time to be a therapist in a red state but just to make myself very very very clear 📢📢📢TRANS PEOPLE ARE REAL AND VALID AND SUPPORTED BY SCIENCE AND EVEY MAJOR MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION 📢📢📢
Gender is a construct and fuck anyone who says otherwise
Gender is a construct and fuck anyone who says otherwise
January 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Weird time to be a therapist in a red state but just to make myself very very very clear 📢📢📢TRANS PEOPLE ARE REAL AND VALID AND SUPPORTED BY SCIENCE AND EVEY MAJOR MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION 📢📢📢
Gender is a construct and fuck anyone who says otherwise
Gender is a construct and fuck anyone who says otherwise
Idk how it happened but somehow my name has been circling the local polyam and swingers community as an affirming therapist and now they are my biggest referral source!
It’s so delightful and fun!
It’s so delightful and fun!
June 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Idk how it happened but somehow my name has been circling the local polyam and swingers community as an affirming therapist and now they are my biggest referral source!
It’s so delightful and fun!
It’s so delightful and fun!
I had some tough sessions today with clients processing really difficult current events, and I’m home wringing myself out crying for my clients and my country.
We deserve so much better.
I’ll fight like hell to protect those I love and I’ll cry about it, too.
Fuck Trump.
We deserve so much better.
I’ll fight like hell to protect those I love and I’ll cry about it, too.
Fuck Trump.
June 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I had some tough sessions today with clients processing really difficult current events, and I’m home wringing myself out crying for my clients and my country.
We deserve so much better.
I’ll fight like hell to protect those I love and I’ll cry about it, too.
Fuck Trump.
We deserve so much better.
I’ll fight like hell to protect those I love and I’ll cry about it, too.
Fuck Trump.
Happy Father’s Day to everyone who has ever had to reparent themselves 🫶
June 16, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Happy Father’s Day to everyone who has ever had to reparent themselves 🫶
Me, a therapist: feeling your feelings is very important and a step you cannot skip in emotional regulation. The only way out is through!
Also me: feelings are terrible get those things away from me
Also me: feelings are terrible get those things away from me
June 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Me, a therapist: feeling your feelings is very important and a step you cannot skip in emotional regulation. The only way out is through!
Also me: feelings are terrible get those things away from me
Also me: feelings are terrible get those things away from me
I love to be a bisexual therapist and I love to have queer clients and I love working with couples navigating what their individual sexualities mean to them in the context of the relationship and I just love love love all of it
June 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I love to be a bisexual therapist and I love to have queer clients and I love working with couples navigating what their individual sexualities mean to them in the context of the relationship and I just love love love all of it
Something I wish I learned more about in grad school and supervision is what to do when couples clients bring up things my spouse and I struggle with
One of my couples brought a conflict in today that was almost verbatim a conflict my spouse and I have and it was a funny moment for me #therapistsky
One of my couples brought a conflict in today that was almost verbatim a conflict my spouse and I have and it was a funny moment for me #therapistsky
May 27, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Something I wish I learned more about in grad school and supervision is what to do when couples clients bring up things my spouse and I struggle with
One of my couples brought a conflict in today that was almost verbatim a conflict my spouse and I have and it was a funny moment for me #therapistsky
One of my couples brought a conflict in today that was almost verbatim a conflict my spouse and I have and it was a funny moment for me #therapistsky
On SLOMW (iykyk) Jen and Zac do ketamine together for “couples” work
As your relationship therapist friend I would try: EFT, Gottman, Narrative, and probably quite a few other approaches with a qualified therapist before jumping into ketamine as a first line
Evidence based treatments first 🫶
As your relationship therapist friend I would try: EFT, Gottman, Narrative, and probably quite a few other approaches with a qualified therapist before jumping into ketamine as a first line
Evidence based treatments first 🫶
May 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
On SLOMW (iykyk) Jen and Zac do ketamine together for “couples” work
As your relationship therapist friend I would try: EFT, Gottman, Narrative, and probably quite a few other approaches with a qualified therapist before jumping into ketamine as a first line
Evidence based treatments first 🫶
As your relationship therapist friend I would try: EFT, Gottman, Narrative, and probably quite a few other approaches with a qualified therapist before jumping into ketamine as a first line
Evidence based treatments first 🫶
I invalidate myself all the time, especially about my ADHD symptoms (bc providers invalidated my symptoms for years)
Anyway I took an afternoon dose of adderall today because it’s busy and I am feeling a little sleepy and I *know* that is validation I have adhd but I still question myself daily
Anyway I took an afternoon dose of adderall today because it’s busy and I am feeling a little sleepy and I *know* that is validation I have adhd but I still question myself daily
May 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I invalidate myself all the time, especially about my ADHD symptoms (bc providers invalidated my symptoms for years)
Anyway I took an afternoon dose of adderall today because it’s busy and I am feeling a little sleepy and I *know* that is validation I have adhd but I still question myself daily
Anyway I took an afternoon dose of adderall today because it’s busy and I am feeling a little sleepy and I *know* that is validation I have adhd but I still question myself daily