Internship & Becoming Licensed

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Being a therapy intern can be both incredibly rewarding and incredibly difficult. You are learning how to sit with people during some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives while simultaneously trying to find your own voice as a clinician. There can be pressure to know what to say, choose the right intervention, write the perfect note, understand every diagnosis, and make meaningful progress with your clients—all while knowing you are still learning. It is easy to experience imposter syndrome, question your clinical abilities, compare yourself to more experienced therapists, and wonder if you are truly “good enough.” Some days you may leave a session feeling proud of yourself, while other days you may replay the conversation in your head and wonder what you could have done differently. The reality is that feeling uncertain does not mean you are failing; it means you are growing. Internship is not about already being a finished therapist—it is about developing the confidence, humility, skills, and self-awareness to become one.