Sometimes Therapy Is Awkward

A Collection of Life-Changing Insights for the Modern Clinician

By: Nicole Arzt

Narrated by: Sara Gordon

From Nicole Arzt, licensed marriage and family therapist and founder of Psychotherapy Memes - a global community of more than 80,000 followers - comes a dynamic approach to understanding the therapist career.

Sometimes therapy is awkward. And sometimes it's also painful, messy, and downright confusing. Yet, very few books capture what it's truly like to engage in this work.

In its much-anticipated release, this guide chronicles the strange nuances of working in mental health in the modern world. Sometimes Therapy Is Awkward provides refreshingly candid insight into what it takes to feel more confident and prepared to help others. This guide offers stories, jokes, and action-based solutions for:

• Coping with excruciating insecurities
• Improving clinical skills
• Navigating the workplace
• Setting healthy and effective boundaries
• Managing burnout and compassion fatigue
• Understanding mental health treatment in the modern world

Using introspection and humor, Arzt offers a practical road map for aspiring therapists, new therapists, and any therapist who identifies with feeling afraid or uncomfortable in their work.

©2020 Nicole Arzt (P)2020 Nicole Arzt

Loved this

I found a lot of the book to be things I already know, but know that if I had read this as intended straight out of graduate school I would have gotten a ton out of it. The therapy world needs more books like this to validate the imposter syndrome in our field

So validating and helpful

I’m a new therapist and this book was so reassuring. I definitely recommend it for people who are anywhere in this field. Just starting or not.

Therapist to therapist…. Thank you!

I appreciate your insight, story, and vulnerability. This book came along my path at the time I needed it most. Replenished my soul and has helped me see the benefit and struggles moving forward in this career.

Good book for new therapists

The author describes some of the challenges of being a therapist in a very relatable way. Some chapters felt very raw and vulnerable, while others felt like a little bit of a drag or ramble. The narrator made it very difficult to stay engaged. I almost didn’t finish the book because her robotic cadence made it so distracting. I honestly think I would’ve enjoyed the book more had I just read it instead.

I appreciated this, even as a seasoned Therapist

This is a book I wish I had almost 20 years ago when I Began my journey. Younger generations are lucky to have it

Great Read

Useful reminder for licensed therapists, Great place to start for anyone moving into the field.

Really enjoyed this Book!

I am completing a therapy internship as I complete a Masters in Social Work. I found this book helpful and inspiring. This book led me to listen to Dr Puder’s lecture on transference which was valuable. Thanks!

If you’re a therapist, this book is a must!

As a therapist, this book was so validating!! One of the best books that I’ve read/listened to about our profession. Thank you for humanizing us and making me not feel so alone!

Must read for any beginning therapist!

This book changed my whole experience as a clinical mental health counseling intern. It is an extremely relatable and validating read that normalizes the challenges associated with navigating the adjustment/learning process as you begin your career. Could not recommend this book more!!

Helpful for new therapists. The narrator is ok...was hard to follow )

I enjoyed the content of the book Considering a lot of good information provided to the new therapists. Unfortunately, the narrator made it boring to follow the material.