I’m a new RMT (registered October 2025) and I’m honestly struggling more than I expected. I feel like I’ve lost a lotttt of confidence and I overthink basically everything during treatments.
I know to be present, use good pressure, listen to the client and our intuition, etc. but in practice I feel like I’m just guessing half the time, or I have imposter syndrome. I never had this in clinic or during school!!
Some examples of what I overthink: whether I’m using enough pressure (even when clients ask for more), what I’m supposed to be feeling during trigger point work, how often is too often to be checking in, what technique I should be doing next, and assuming that if someone doesn’t feel better right away it means I did something wrong. I also find myself worrying that clients can tell I’m not confident, which probably makes me even more in my head.
I also don’t really understand trigger point work the way others seem to describe it. I don’t really get those obvious “releases” other RMTs talk about, so I end up questioning if I’m doing it wrong. On top of that, when clients say things like their pain is still there, I take it personally and spiral a bit internally.
I’m trying to improve and simplify things, but right now I feel overwhelmed and like I’m just trying to get through sessions instead of feeling grounded or effective.
Has anyone else gone through this early on? Any advice for building confidence and stopping the overthinking during treatments would really help, or even solidarity?
I have heard meditation, grounding yourself, self care, etc. and those things help to a certain degree, but please be as specific as possible because I am struggling 😩.
Thank you in advance !!!