Episode Notes

Our mission at TIMT is to demystify what goes on in a therapy session, and to help others on their mental health and healing journey. Thing is, it's not very useful when it's just Tanya and Olivia talking about their respective experiences as a client; diversity is key.

So we invited Rob, aka Robo Murray onto the podcast to talk about his foray into seeking therapy. At the time, he just started this part of his healing journey, and we get into things such as:

• What led him to realise that he needed help


• Any misconceptions/preconceived notions did he have about therapy


• How he chose a therapist


• What his first few sessions were like

Rob spoke with immense bravery and throughout his recounting of the experiences that shaped him and licensed therapist Olivia provided both clinical and personal insight on what it feels like to step into the therapist's office for the first time.

Chapters

• (0:00) - Mic drop


• (1:48) - Rob's backstory


• (4:29) - Watershed moment


• (8:45) - Misconceptions


• (10:27) - First session


• (13:39) - Preferences in therapists


• (15:16) - Skepticism


• (18:55) - Where to begin?


• (21:14) - Am I doing therapy right?


• (30:53) - Where to start?


• (34:52) - Intellectualising


• (37:42) - Awareness is not healing

Show Notes

Internal Family Systems Therapy


Canadian Psychological Association Directory


You can find Rob at @RoboMurray on Instagram, or @RoboMurrayAirsoft on Youtube.

Find out more at http://therapyismytherapy.co

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