The Therapist’s Therapist
Because you didn’t become a therapist by accident.
For clinicians seeking to face what shaped them.
Dr. Jim Mosher, PhD, ABPP
Why you’re here.
I don’t believe any of us chose this field by chance. For many, it’s a mix of unhealed trauma, unmet needs, and the roles we learned early on.
Those forces didn’t disappear just because you became a therapist. They still shape you, and now you want to face them.
I deeply believe that change begins with discomfort.
So, let’s get uncomfortable.
Who “holds” the “holder”?
Many therapists grew up as emotional anchors—parentified kids who filled the gaps left by others.
Then they became therapists, professional holders of others.
But now the question is: Who holds you?
Therapy is where we reverse that, a space where your needs are centered so we can explore what shaped you and redefine your role to it.
What “drives” the holder?
Your old adaptations didn’t disappear with adulthood: they matured.
Unmet needs you still ignore
Family roles that have become an identity
Trauma that shapes how you treat you
Patterns that once helped, now limit you
Who “challenges” the holder?
Parentified kids tend to be precocious, often growing into over-functioning adults.
But those smarts can become armor: Now, you see around corners, you anticipate moves, and you outthink most people—including your therapist.
You might need more than “nice.” Maybe you want a therapist who meets your depth and keeps you honest, while still holding your feelings with warmth and compassion.
Depth-Oriented
Therapy for Therapists
Tired of looking for a therapist?
Finding a therapist as a therapist can be brutal. You might want:
Challenge, not just comfort
Someone who can go toe-to-toe with you
A therapist who has an opinion and takes a position, when it matters
Someone who sees your defenses and can push them
Activating work that goes beyond insight and coping skills
Someone who isn’t so fucking proper
How am I any different?
There are a lot of ways to do good therapy and a lot of good therapists out there doing it. Here are a few ways I might be different:
Above all, I want to go beneath the surface and get deep
For better or worse, I swing for the fences
I try to be active and challenging, when it’s needed
I balance theory with pragmaticism—scientific and philosophical, but never manualized
I have 16+ years experience of trauma-focused and inpatient psychotherapy as well as the supervision and therapy of therapists
Okay, but how do we do it?
I practice Functional Psychotherapy—a relational, non-pathologizing, integrative model guided by the neuroscience of memory reconsolidation.
The work is bottom-up, experiential, and transformational rather than counteractive.
Ready to go deeper?
If you’re ready to examine the forces that built you—including those still operating behind the scenes—let’s get started.
Book now.
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Individual therapy
Dive deep into yourself, confront your fears, and step into your most authentic self.
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Supervision
Integrative supervision that considers your roles as therapist and as person.
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Non-therapists
When the fit is right, I also work with non-therapists, too. Give me a call and let’s talk.
