How One Therapy Session Changed My Career
If you've ever wondered how someone becomes a therapist, here's my story. I didn’t grow up dreaming about this career, in fact, I started out studying pharmacy. But after going to therapy myself and finally feeling seen in a way I hadn’t before, everything changed.
In this video, I share how my own anxiety, a few key moments with therapists named Julie, and a deep belief in helping people feel more like themselves (not less) led me to the work I now love.
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Hi, I'm Taylor and I didn't always know that I wanted to be a therapist. Growing up, people would ask if I wanted to be a doctor like my mom, and I'd say absolutely not too many bodily fluids. But what did come naturally for me was listening. I was the one friends came to the one who always paid attention.
Even back then, something in me understood that being seen mattered. In college, I was originally studying pharmacy until I went to therapy myself. I was anxious and overwhelmed trying to navigate that whole what do I do with my life? Kind of pressure. And that first counseling session was life changing, not because everything was fixed, because for the first time I felt seen, I was told, you're not crazy, you're just anxious.
And it clicked later on with another therapist, also named Julie, I realized this is what I want to do. Help people feel the way I felt in that room. Less alone, less ashamed, and more themselves. So what keeps me going? The goosebumps moment when a client says that really helped, or the spark in their eyes When something really clicks, or the privilege of watching someone become more themselves, not less.
That's why I do this work. Honestly, I can't imagine doing anything else.
