How to Choose a Safe Person for Therapy

Sally Kohn: One of the things that can be challenging for people when they're starting out in therapy is, you know, how if you have a system that really never learned what is a safe person. What would you say could be helpful in recognizing or knowing or helping your body to know if a therapist is safe for you? She says one thing she encourages clients to do is pay attention to their gut feelings and let themselves feel at ease with someone who feels like they've got the gravitas to hold what I've got.Kohn: It's also very reasonable and fair for clients to repeatedly check in with themselves about does the work that I'm doing with this person still feel

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