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Hello Mentatrix readers. I'm delighted to have the opportunity to write to you. Agradeço à Zoe por esta oportunidade.

I hope you enjoy reading me.

Writing has always been one of my passions. I write about a wide variety of topics, but lately I've found myself writing mostly poetry. I like this way of approaching writing and it allows me to follow my intuition and write whatever comes to mind.

All comments are welcome. Thank you very much.

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Thank you again, Rolando, for doing this guedt post on Mentatrix! Let‘s see what other ways we find to collaborate.

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Zoe/ Rolando- This is very observant. Especially: “There are those patients who “just want to talk”. I found myself thinking about how important it can be for someone to feel heard. In a way, it makes us present in the lives of others and validates everyone's need to be accepted and understood.” I appreciate you sharing this.

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Thank you Thalia

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Congratulations on securing a guest post and writing about a challenging profession. I would like to know more about you wind down after work or after a difficult session with a client, if you could share more and how important it is to have a supportive family to come home to.

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Sometimes it's not easy to switch off at the end of difficult sessions. It's a process that you learn over time and each therapist has their own way of doing it.

I take breaks between each patient and only do a certain number of appointments a day. I finish early and when I get home I devote myself to things that have nothing to do with psychotherapy. All my work studying and analyzing cases is done during working hours. Having a supportive family is fundamental, essentially because they relieve me of the small worries of everyday life, such as paying bills on time. As I often say, psychotherapy work requires you to have a clear head, so it's not appropriate to go into a session with a patient worrying that you might forget to pay the electricity bill. Family gives me stability and security, so I always work with the feeling that I have a safety net. That's fundamental, because being a psychotherapist is a job where you have to take risks if you want to help your patients.

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