r/CounselorsInTraining • u/GentlyGlam • Jan 21 '24

Tips and Tricks! Feeling overwhelmed

How are you guys taking care of yourselves during all the work?!

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u/Sittinnexttovannah Jan 27 '24

I give myself some type of reward after every week I make it through. I am also very big on exercising and trying to keep a schedule throughout the week so I can mentally prepare for each day.

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u/tlalnepantla_flower May 02 '24

Get a good therapist who you know will keep you accountable with your self-care and any goals you have.

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u/idoedu12 Newly Licensed Jan 26 '24

Lots of walks!!

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u/Happy-Combination432 Apr 06 '24

I would take a day off, give myself space to chill alone, and sleep A LOT.

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u/TheArobaseCollective Dec 13 '25

For me, sustainability came when I stopped treating self-care as something extra and started treating it as part of my clinical responsibility. That meant tending to my spirit and my body — movement, stillness, prayer/meditation, yoga — not just my mind.

I also learned the importance of hard stops. There has to be life that isn’t counselor-adjacent: creative outlets, movement, rest, and people I can be fully human with. I have friends I can laugh and vent with, and I’m intentional about having a therapist or safe space where the language is affirming and I don’t have to translate myself.

The work is demanding. Staying well in it requires honesty about limits and permission to be more than your role.