Ari B, LCSW🌻
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🌴FL ⚖️Social Worker Warrior 🧠Psychotherapist 🪞Therapist with a Therapist 🐶Dog Mom 🌻 She/Her ✊🏾🌈BLM
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Healing is rooted in vulnerability and transparency. When you have the ability to take off the facade and show in whatever condition you presently are — that’s a hard and beautiful moment for self.
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As your grow up and realize the narrative we were sold about other countries is actually a lie and WE the USA are actually the the real third world country
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@OneSixSlime
This is the craziest most interesting hilarious twitter story I’ve read in a minute.
O M G
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I knew I was healing when I started taking time to process how I felt about situations before speaking in depth on them
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Reminder therapists: cuss, twerk,go out, smoke, drink, have trauma,experienced loss, take meds,struggle to parent, have strained relationships,have bad days, say the wrong things, procrastinate, feel unmotivated,get overwhelmed etc.
We aren’t perfect. We are human. Just like you
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Please be kind around this season yall.
People are really struggling with depression, loneliness and isolation.
I feel like it’s probably been this way for years but to see people openly expressing it is eye-opening
A smile, a held door, a happy holidays etc. goes a long way
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Being a therapist and social worker in 2023, is not the same as being one 5 years ago
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@theGovaMint
@kierradgray
That part! Like girl it was neverrrrr that deep. He was being kind and encouraging.
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Everyone wants to be a therapist but don’t realize the ugly part of being a therapist: holding others pain and trauma.
We hear and process some of the ugliest and heinous things you can imagine with clients.
Please understand we do more than “talk” to people all day.
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2 hours in the gym , Full body, 1027 calories burned — WORKED is an understatement 🥵
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They say it takes 6 months to change your life.
6 months of discipline
6 months of commitment
6 months of focus
6 months of dedication
6 months of isolation
6 months of climbing
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Having a period should automatically grant you a free paid week off every month
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Cancelling clients for the day because I can’t show up today. Emotionally, mentally, and physically I’m fucked up
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Intrusive thoughts are NOT your intuition
Intrusive thoughts are NOT your intuition
Intrusive thoughts are NOT your intuition
Intrusive thoughts are NOT your intuition
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I find myself more these days just validating and holding space.
You cannot CBT, EMDR, Brainspot,
DBT, etc your way out of many of the things people are battling these days.
Just staying present, validate, and ride the waves with them is a necessity.
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No one talks about Post Grad Depression. You are so use to being a student/university life. Adjusting to the “real world” can be overwhelming. Let’s not forget all the craziness that comes w/ being on your own for once. Adulting is hard. Post grad depression & adjustment is real
Omg, poor baby has her first job. Like..she has to commute?? Like...she has to cook dinner?? Like...no time or energy to work out?? Like..she's working in person not remote??? Like...She. Has. To. Work. 9. To. 5 ??? What????🙄
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When you think you processed everything and your therapist unlocks a new area of healing needed.
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I gotta get this off my chest TUHDAY
When therapists are not working we are OFF 👏🏾THE 👏🏾CLOCK 👏🏾
Being a therapist is our role not our identity
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@realdocv
I’m so sorry this happened. She should have referred him out. It’s not about US, it’s about our client. Our stuff is our stuff and should be addressed outside of treatment. Trauma triggers can exist and it’s not our clients responsibility to help us sort through those. SMH
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Being a therapist/social worker is hard. I am so thankful for days like today when my clients show up with amazing revelations, healing work, and/or progress towards their goals —- because it refreshes me in the work. It reminds me to keep showing up.
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I cried with a client today and was reminded the power of just being human in a therapeutic setting.
Sometimes are clients don’t need a insightful quote, a cute handout, or a bedazzled intervention. Sometimes they just need us to sit and be human with them and their pain.
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Regardless of what Tik Tok mental health content tells you NOT everything is a trauma response.
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Human first, therapist second.
We have bad days too.
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How would you describe 2023 in two words?
I would say grief and clarity
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I never wanted to be a “traditional” therapist. I wanted to just be me.
Therapy isn’t sitting in a chair asking a client “How do they feel” every 10 minutes.
It’s reationship, it’s connection, it’s validation, it’s challenging, and meeting the client where they are.
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This year has been hard for many of us.
I encourage you to take time before the year ends and congratulate yourself on what you did well.
You survived, you thrived, you push when you couldn’t, you made it when you thought you wouldn’t.
You worked this year hard. Be proud
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Watching people heal — after months, years even decades of feeling inadequate, depressed, hopeless, etc & see them began to speak high of themselves, see the light in their eyes, hope in their hearts— see them come alive to see the beauty in life, in their life again - priceless
No more unpopular opinions. Tell the world something that brings you joy
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Whether we are LCSW, LMSW, LMHC, LMFT, BSW, MSW, MFT, Psy.D, Ph.D, etc we are all important and all need one another. Community is essential in the work we do — for support, for accountability, for encouragement, for clarity, for growth.
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Car insurance you like and recommend yall?
Because Geico has lost there mf mind with my potential policy for 2024
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@SavonSlvter
@arinelletiandra
Stop right there sir do not put the people on! Gotta keep prices low😂😩
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@Suave_young50
Working as a therapist with teens that have been taken advantage of by older men I respect you sir! Thank you for holding him accountable! You told him right and it’s ABSOLUTELY not okay for a grown man to seek relations with a child/teen. Period!
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Took a mental health day from both positions. Had a strawberry biscuit from Popeyes while cuddling with my dog watching beef. No regrets
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If you can’t openly discuss sex, drugs, your identity etc with your therapist without feeling judged— respectfully seek another. You deserve better
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@MikiaG__
The world is on fire in a way we have not seen and holding space for clients is often challenging— as we hold our own weight and often the issues that are presented there are no answers . It’s hard
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If you are a therapist, especially one of color — do Brainspotting training asap! Trust me and do it!!
10/10. Day one was amazing!
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Went grocery shopping after work, made fresh juices for the weekend, got sushi and wine, and after dinner taking my braids out with Netflix . This is 30s on a Friday
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When a client finally allows themselves to cry in session >
Legit the most amazing and humbling experience to be apart of. To see someone be able to fall apart in a healthy way within a supportive validating place.
You are free to feel in therapy. 🤎
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Therapy with my own therapist today was H E A V Y but I also feel some peace.
As a therapist with a therapist, just like I tell my clients, I have to remind myself that you won’t feel “happy, joyful, or even motivated” after every therapy session.
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Even as a therapist I have learned to halt my feedback with metaphors of hope and light and sometimes just sit with my clients and openly agree: this shit sucks, it’s not fair, it’s not right, and it’s just fucked up.
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My new company is truly showing out— they fed us Mediterranean for lunch and afternoon Starbuck’s runs yesterday, Carrabba’s today 🥹
We have a weekly lunches provided scheduled so we don’t have to bring our own
This is the treatment mental health professionals deserve
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I don’t work with sex offenders/perpetrators, those that are racist/discriminatory, homophobic, transphobic, Xenophobia etc. There are amazing clinicians for these populations & it happens to NOT be me. Part of being a successful clinician is knowing who you can and cannot serve
This whole therapy conversation is hilarious. The general public has no idea how much autonomy we really have lol. I refuse to work with couples
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I demand for everyone to choose better not just in 2024 but starting right NOW
Better partner(s)
Better opportunities
Better friends
Better habits
Better boundaries
Better love
Better peace
A better and growing you >
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@leslieiam_
Crying isn’t a trauma response. It’s a human response. Crying is healthy form of coping. It’s an emotional release. Facing your emotions, allowing yourself to openly cry is a form of healing.
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#StopASWB
Is valid. I passed my licensure exam only because my clinical supervisor (tbh the one who made me into the SW I am today)told me:
“The key to passing the exam is thinking from a White Egocentric utopian world with ultimate resources. That’s how you pass.”
& I passed.
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I love my Mental Health and Social Work Twitter community. Legit the dopest people on the planet
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Therapists/Social Workers:
A reminder that we can and have to set clinical/ethical boundaries with clients regardless if they like or agree.
Doing what’s right won’t always be liked by a client —- do it anyway.
- Sincerely A Therapist that’s not afraid to say no
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This is why teachers deserve to be paid 6 figures. I know for a fact most of this was out of pocket cost and an experience they will never forget. She’s teaching them real life experiences in a fun way. Educators we appreciate you 🫶🏾
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I tweet for the perfectly imperfect therapists/social workers doing the work while helping others do the work in the mist of the most challenging and exhausting time periods of our entire existence.
I see you, I am you,
I feel you,
I love you, I get you.
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As a therapist I FULLY support the decision of her employer. Racism, discrimination has no room in and out of the therapy room.
Update: Therapist, Tanya Petty, has reportedly been fired after she was filmed confronting a Black man about fishing at a lake in his own neighborhood in Georgia. via
@moorinfo711
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It gets exhausting to always be the one to start the conversation, to bring up emotions, or attempt to create resolutions.
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You can:
-Make a decision that is right and still struggle with it.
-Start something new and feel uncomfortable.
-Assertively say what you feel and feel anxious doing so.
-Question your effectiveness and still feel confident.
-Love someone and still choose to walk away.
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This is your reminder that it’s okay to cry and feel sad.
Life isn’t always happy. You won’t always feel joy. This doesn’t last forever and we honor what we feel in the present , today.
So allow yourself to feel sadness. It’s okay.
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I’m transparent about my mental health because that’s what helped make me a great therapist.
I don’t connect/speak to my clients based on what I learned in a program. I lived it. I felt it. I’ve seen it and it hits different to empower someone when you have been in their shoes
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Honestly documentation is the worse part of being a clinician. It’s not even the note it’s the insurance requirements. HATE IT
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Shooting shots are not just for romantic relationships! Shoot friendship shots too
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I want to go back and really teach the new generation of social workers so many things — like negotiation of salary and benefits, red flags in agencies etc .
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We really need to discuss why narcissists love to find “God” and go on a spiritual journey after doing people wrong and think it’s going to exempt them from responsibility
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Yesterday I went on a solo date with a 4 course meal with drink pairings and had a blast.
Dressed pretty, had amazing cocktails, tasty bites, made a friend, and did it all alone.
Learning to lean into the beauty of singleness
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Everyone is not meant to be a forever friend. Friendship endings are just as hard as breakups. Allow yourself to grieve. Allow yourself to be open to the ones that are suppose to continue to journey and season you are in now. You are worthy of a tribe that continues to choose you
What advice would you give someone who feels like they may be outgrowing their friends?
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People are evil. Justice for
#ShanquellaRobinson
and may her soul rest. My heart goes out to her family.
What happened to her is absolutely disgusting. I request for others not to share the video and instead write/call and demand Justice for her murder.
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Thank God for 31 years on this earth.
31 years of laughs
31 years of love
31 years of lessons
31 years of life
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Life cannot be all work and no enjoyment . You have to have something to look forward to in your day, month, year.
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I will NOT be sharing the
#ZacStacy
video but if you do please please put a trigger warning (TW). That video is extremely disgusting and disturbing. It can be triggering for those that have witnessed and/or experienced domestic violence.
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When you start negative self talk in a session
Your therapist:
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Today was shitty and I couldn’t show up for my clients. I cancelled sessions and my clients did what most people don’t expect: they thanked me for taking time for my self so I can return and show up my best.
I truly love my clients that I work with.
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A boat with 700+ children, women, and men capsized on the coast of Greece yesterday with approximately 500 lost at sea, 104 survivors and we hear little coverage.
Yet, you cannot escape the coverage of individuals who paid $250,000 ultimately leading to their presumed death
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The pandemic reinforced me to protect my energy even more.
When I’m not with my clients my therapist hat is put away.
I am a therapist but NOT your therapist.
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I’ve been saying for months that mental health decline is at an all time high. On a social, economic, judicial level we are watching major dysfunctional changes be implemented that directly negatively impact the middle and working class. This is not okay
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Lately more and more I am considering moving out of America.
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I love therapy. I love my therapist. And healing despite being beautiful is truly hard af.
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Cancellations/ No-Show fees aren’t to punish but to hold clients accountable, compensate for time missed that could have another client/task, and model valuing oneself ( the same lesson we aim to teach our clients).
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The best part of being a therapist/social worker is constantly getting to learn!
Being a trauma therapist excited to continue to support my clients with new modalities 🫶🏾
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If my Twitter don’t give you insight on anything else, I hope that it reminds you that therapists, social workers, counselors etc are HUMAN.
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Therapist have mental health struggles too, and it’s okay.
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I love seeing everyone get licensure but especially people of color getting their LCSW!
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Today I am thankful for turning 30.
30 trips around the sun,
30 years of life,
30 years of blessings.
Thankful 🤎
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Whew. Today was a heavy day. Listen the pandemic and life is so heavy on everyone. People are hurting and this is one of those moments as a therapist/social worker where I wish I had the magic wand to erase it all away for them. But I can’t and it sucks.
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Your therapist loves you enough to allow you NOT to do your session while driving.
I know it seems convenient but for your safety of the session — please pull over or wait until your destination.
Sincerely,
We refuse to let you get in a car accident in the name of therapy boo
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Be kind to your nervous system and protect it at all cost
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People will always have something to say about the decisions that we make. You have to learn to tune out others voices and live your life for you. You only get one life. Make it your best one.
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This is your reminder not to work through your lunch.
You don’t have to earn a break. You deserve one.
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@KP_Pound1
Literally buy her whatever she wants! A young queen deserves 😭😍 Her empathy at this age is way beyond her years!
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It’s okay to rest.
It’s okay to rest.
It’s okay to rest.
It’s okay to rest.
It’s okay to rest.
It’s okay to rest.
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I love Nelly and Ashanti deciding to rekindle their relationship after 10 years.
AND this is not the sign for YOU to spin the block.
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You expect to have close relationships with your kids in their adulthood yet never made time to build healthy communication, relationship, and attachment with them throughout childhood/adolescence. Then wonder why they don’t want to come home for the holidays.
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Reason
#500
why I will never get tired of the work I do as a therapist
I adore my clients to my core
Brb going to go cry🥹
They even added my colored ends and nose ring😭😍
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I knew healing had taken place when I started answering people with how I really feel when they ask “ How are you.”
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This therapist and social worker is off till 2024— rich free auntie in full effect
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Gaslighting is NOT:
Someone not validating your feelings or agreeing with your thoughts
Calling you out on your shit or expressing how they feel
Refusing to take accountability
Or being an asshole during a heated discussion that ends in no resolution
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The best part of being a therapist and social worker is not only supporting the hard times but being apart of the beautiful accomplishments/ joys of life too
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You can pray & still struggle with mental health.
You can work hard &still need medication to support your needs.
You can think positive & acknowledge the unfairness/unhappy moments of life.
You can have Jesus & a therapist too.
You can be resilient & still ask for help.
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Being part of clients lives— their stories,
their wins, their losses, their pain, their healing, their sadness, their joy —- it’s something I cannot describe into words.
It is hard, it’s draining, it’s enlightening, it’s inspiring, it’s empowering, it’s beautiful.
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