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 🫶
I posted this a year ago and it’s still true and there’s even *less* available govt run things
BUT
Way more community/local/mutual aid resources to share
We have each other and are connecting in the face of injustice and oppression and that’s how we win
BUT
Way more community/local/mutual aid resources to share
We have each other and are connecting in the face of injustice and oppression and that’s how we win
A cool thing about being a therapist in the US and in a red state is that now before I can recommend a (previously free and easy to access) public program or remind clients they have work rights, I actually have to check if that thing still exists
Very cool, very normal
Very cool, very normal
January 31, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I posted this a year ago and it’s still true and there’s even *less* available govt run things
BUT
Way more community/local/mutual aid resources to share
We have each other and are connecting in the face of injustice and oppression and that’s how we win
BUT
Way more community/local/mutual aid resources to share
We have each other and are connecting in the face of injustice and oppression and that’s how we win
Just a therapist reminder that the strike tomorrow can look different for everyone!
Can’t go to a rally? Can’t get off work (esp essential jobs like healthcare)? Don’t like crowds? Disabled? Sick? Donate money. Call your reps. Read or listen to an informative book about events past and present.
Can’t go to a rally? Can’t get off work (esp essential jobs like healthcare)? Don’t like crowds? Disabled? Sick? Donate money. Call your reps. Read or listen to an informative book about events past and present.
January 29, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Just a therapist reminder that the strike tomorrow can look different for everyone!
Can’t go to a rally? Can’t get off work (esp essential jobs like healthcare)? Don’t like crowds? Disabled? Sick? Donate money. Call your reps. Read or listen to an informative book about events past and present.
Can’t go to a rally? Can’t get off work (esp essential jobs like healthcare)? Don’t like crowds? Disabled? Sick? Donate money. Call your reps. Read or listen to an informative book about events past and present.
Is this the place to be a relatable therapist? I’ve decided yes
People are posting their 2016 pics and I spent the first half of 2016 recovering from being hospitalized for SI while also working at a highly problematic RTC
And the second half working a mind numbing job and still very mentally ill
People are posting their 2016 pics and I spent the first half of 2016 recovering from being hospitalized for SI while also working at a highly problematic RTC
And the second half working a mind numbing job and still very mentally ill
January 16, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Is this the place to be a relatable therapist? I’ve decided yes
People are posting their 2016 pics and I spent the first half of 2016 recovering from being hospitalized for SI while also working at a highly problematic RTC
And the second half working a mind numbing job and still very mentally ill
People are posting their 2016 pics and I spent the first half of 2016 recovering from being hospitalized for SI while also working at a highly problematic RTC
And the second half working a mind numbing job and still very mentally ill
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The DSM will not save you.
January 15, 2026 at 7:06 PM
The DSM will not save you.
I’ve been working with a client on giving themselves permission to do things they love and take time for hobbies and one of those things is skiing
Today they no showed their session because they made a last minute decision to go skiing because it snowed last night
Did I do my job too well
Today they no showed their session because they made a last minute decision to go skiing because it snowed last night
Did I do my job too well
January 8, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I’ve been working with a client on giving themselves permission to do things they love and take time for hobbies and one of those things is skiing
Today they no showed their session because they made a last minute decision to go skiing because it snowed last night
Did I do my job too well
Today they no showed their session because they made a last minute decision to go skiing because it snowed last night
Did I do my job too well
Do you ever get better at judging how much you can get done in a day when you have adhd and also how do you get better at it??
I am always over or under estimating and it is really inconvenient
I am always over or under estimating and it is really inconvenient
December 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Do you ever get better at judging how much you can get done in a day when you have adhd and also how do you get better at it??
I am always over or under estimating and it is really inconvenient
I am always over or under estimating and it is really inconvenient
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Glad if this is useful for anyone negotiating the “is estrangement a trend?” moment.
I suspect empowered narcissism and authoritarianism is actually the general trend.
Glad if this is useful for anyone negotiating the “is estrangement a trend?” moment.
I suspect empowered narcissism and authoritarianism is actually the general trend.
December 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Glad if this is useful for anyone negotiating the “is estrangement a trend?” moment.
I suspect empowered narcissism and authoritarianism is actually the general trend.
Glad if this is useful for anyone negotiating the “is estrangement a trend?” moment.
I suspect empowered narcissism and authoritarianism is actually the general trend.
As a therapist who has been estranged from a parent for close to three years now, this thread is so accurate.
I’m a therapist who was estranged from my father from 1995.
I have never “encouraged” any client to estrange from their families
Estrangement was like chewing off my own leg to escape a bear trap. It was a self amputation. Extremely painful and with its own ghost pains as long as he lived.
I have never “encouraged” any client to estrange from their families
Estrangement was like chewing off my own leg to escape a bear trap. It was a self amputation. Extremely painful and with its own ghost pains as long as he lived.
December 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
As a therapist who has been estranged from a parent for close to three years now, this thread is so accurate.
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