Therapist Resource Network

by Andrea Shochet, TRN Board Member When I entered the mental healthtech space in 2021, our mission-driven founder gave me advice that shaped everything: don't touch a thing, just listen and learn from our therapist customers. So I listened. Over the last 5+ years, speaking with hundreds of therapists across different practice settings revealed three undeniable, recurring themes: staggering burnout rates, crushing financial burdens, and profound professional isolation. A Cross-Disciplinary...

by Karol Espejo, LCSW-C A few weeks ago my son was lying on the floor of his room, staring at the ceiling. Not on his phone. Not doing anything. Just lying there. And I felt it, that instinctive pull to ask: what are you doing? Why aren't you doing something with your time? I caught myself. Stepped back. Took a breath. Because I recognized exactly where that impulse came from. The phrase I heard growing up “de qué estás cansado”. You don't work to be tired. What do you have to be tired from?...

by Shlomit Liz Sanders, LMFT, CCTP Whether you’re in graduate school or about to start working with clients, congratulations on making it this far! Entering the field of therapy is both a professional milestone and a profound responsibility. New therapists step into a role that invites them to witness vulnerability, foster resilience, and support meaningful change in the lives of others. This work requires not only clinical knowledge and technical skill, but also empathy, humility, and a...