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As a therapist, I hate half of my job. But AI made it fun again.
It also made me reconsider how I saw myself as a therapist.
Imagine you’re working as a therapist, like me. Your focus is in helping clients understand, navigate, and manage ADHD, LGBTQ+ issues, binge eating disorder, and inter/intrapersonal relationships — altogether or a mixture of the four. No particular order.
On some days, you see clients with hour-long breaks in-between, which is great. You can refresh before heading into the next one. Other times you have multiple clients back-to-back.
On heavier days, you might have six clients back-to-back. Sometimes eight. Which, sometimes is pretty great. Usually I tell myself that I just need to be present with my clients and the time will fly by. And it’s being present with my clients that brings me the most satisfaction and allows me to be immersed in my profession. This is the critical half of my job.
But there’s the other half of my job, the one that comes after spending time with clients — tedious note-taking.
A Brief History (And How It Led To Hating Notes)
I used to work at a group private practice called Humantold in NYC before I got my licensure. It was a good time for the three years…
