What is Trauma Dumping and Bad Therapy? How to Identify a Competent Therapist for Your Healing Journey and Mental Health

Emotional Badass

Nikki Eisenhauer

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Ever wondered if your therapist is the right fit for your mental health needs? How HSPs can identify competent therapists and avoid the pitfalls of trauma dumping. We highlight the importance of therapists having personal therapy experience and emotional intelligence. By focusing on personal growth, both therapists and clients can foster healthier therapeutic relationships. Learn how to trust your intuition and make informed decisions about your mental health journey. If you are interested in supporting us even more than a 5-star review, you can find Emotional Badass on Patreon where you will get hundreds of hours of bonus episodes, monthly video livestreams, discounts, and can join in the community. https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass Resources: Download the free Morning Routine PDF to learn our techniques to help conquer your day! https://www.emotionalbadass.com/morning-routine Join the Community & Exclusive Bonus Episodes & Video: https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass 30 Days to Peace Course: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/peace CODE: BADASS for 30% Off Mapping your Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse Workshop https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/workshops CODE: BADASS for 30% Off Work with Me 1:1: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/coaching Join our newsletter for weekly wellness emails where we share mental health tips, announcements, discount codes, and highlight past episodes: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/newsletter Check out our Guided Meditations narrated by Nikki available for sale: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/store/meditations Follow us on Social Media: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/emotionalbadass IG: https://www.instagram.com/emotional.badass FB: https://www.facebook.com/emotionalbadass TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@emotionalbadass Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/emotionalbadass Thank you for supporting this show by supporting our sponsors: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:10.0	though his diaries as he's visiting a client.
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0:49.6	Calm History, or go to Calm History. where Moxie meets Mindful. I'm your host Nicky Eisenhower, life coach and psychotherapist,
1:05.8	and on today's episode I'm discussing trauma dumping and bad therapy. I wanted to talk about this because a video went viral recently a therapist on
1:36.7	Tik-Tock mouthing off about a client trauma dumping on them in a first session.
1:42.2	That is not even possible. trauma dumping on them in a first session.
1:43.5	That is not even possible, so I want to break that down.
1:48.3	I know that this is a big important topic
1:50.7	because the episode that has the absolute most downloads of any
1:54.5	episode we have ever done is the episode from the first year that is
2:00.2	how to find a healthy healer.
2:04.1	First of all, I have to say that it is entirely
2:07.9	unprofessional for a therapist to gripe about a client
2:12.2	or any in- session experience publicly.
2:15.0	We have professional groups to process what is difficult
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