Understanding Therapist Humanity in Mental Health Care

Sometimes the biggest shift isn’t joy or peace, it’s anger. Not shame-fueled. But clear, rightful, necessary anger. It’s when a client doing ERP finally says, “I’m not mad at myself, I’m mad at OCD.” Or when someone doing inner child work goes from feeling numb or dissociated to realizing, “I wasn’t too sensitive. That shouldn’t have happened to me.” Or when a part that’s been frozen in fear can finally say, “I’m angry. And I have a right to be.” That’s when the cheering happens (on the inside a