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Many school and mental health professionals benefit from obtaining their own personal counseling or therapy. We recall listening with great interest to a famous behavior therapist speak of his preference for the emotional focus of gestalt therapy. He used behavioral approaches in his own clinical practice, but when he went for personal therapy, he chose experientially oriented counselors and psychotherapists who helped him explore deep emotions in the here and now. We hope that like this unusual behavior therapist who liked gestalt therapy, you will be open to pursuing whatever form of counseling you believe might be helpful to you and your situation.

Counselors and other helping professionals are consistently exposed to interpersonal and emotional stressors. In addition, perhaps more than ever, emotional stability is constantly affected by the global pandemic, social distancing, disrupted social networks (including networks of family and counseling peers), heightened awareness of racial and social injustice, sociopolitical upheaval, and other sources of uncertainty. To cope with common and uncommon stressors of professional counseling, you should consider whether you might benefit from engaging in personal counseling, creating peer support groups, or obtaining supervision. If you are working regularly with clients who are suicidal, your need for counseling support is magnified.