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Married, no kids, figuring out how to live life more fully instead of just staying comfortable all the time. I love deep conversations, personal growth, good music, coffee shops, being near the water, and people who are genuine and emotionally intelligent.

I’m trying to put myself out there more, make meaningful connections, and become a little more adventurous in this season of life. Looking for interesting people to talk to — friendships first, good conversation always.

Hello all. It’s rare that in 14 years of practice I’ve had to refer a patient out because of my own countertransference that I couldn’t overcome/regulate. However, today I had to do so. I feel like I failed this patient who I have already worked with for two months. He is a veteran and a first responder. He needs lots of help. However, I was so dysregulated by his presence that I was losing sleep. I know I need to seek therapy myself for this in order to get down to the bottom of it. I’m just really struggling with feeling like I failed him.

Therapist by profession, overthinker by nature, trying lately to become a little more adventurous and connected in life.
I love psychology, fitness, deep conversations, personal growth, good humor, and hearing what makes other people tick. I’m happiest talking about life, relationships, human behavior, travel dreams, or random late-night thoughts that somehow turn philosophical.
Looking to meet interesting people who can actually hold a conversation and enjoy genuine connection. Bonus points if you’re emotionally intelligent, self-aware, ambitious, funny, or have lived enough life to have good stories.
Tell me:
What’s something you’ve learned about life in the last few years that surprised you?

I’m a licensed therapist who works with trauma, and I’ve realized there are gaps in what I understand—especially with military and first responder PTSD.

If you’re open to sharing, I’d really value hearing:
– What do therapists tend to get wrong about your experience?
– What actually helps vs. what feels useless or frustrating?
– What makes it hard to open up or trust someone in therapy?

Not here to debate or fix—just trying to understand better so I don’t unintentionally miss the mark.”