Dr. Justin Puder, Ph.D.

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This is the therapist equivalent to driving home and sitting in the driveway before going inside. ✨🚗✨ Sometimes we just need the silence to let everything settle. . Also I miss this time when I have too many sessions in a row.. there is something truly magical about it. . #therapist

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Don’t forget to BREATHE too!!! 😮‍💨 Be patient with yourself AND give yourself the same compassion you give your clients!! 🛋️💞 . #therapist #gradstudent #keepgrowing🌱 #psychologist

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Happy Spooky Season everyone! 🎃🎃🎃 I hope if you’ve lost the things that bring you joy you can reclaim them. . Don’t ever be put into a box of what an “Adult” or “Man” or “Person” SHOULD be. . #happyoctober

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We can start having conversations about consent, boundaries, and respecting people’s bodies and space from a VERY young age. . It is on us, ESPECIALLY men, to talk to our boys about these things early. . Because if we don’t teach them, someone else will. . Your voice matters. Your modeling matters. Your impact matters.

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Go get yourself a free coffee today by downloading those apps n stuff! ☕️☕️☕️ To all the helpers out there… you deserve it. . And don’t chug… or pay the price. 😬 . #therapist

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I hope I raise boys who don’t just know what not to do, but know what to do when something isn’t right. . It starts young… they are watching how we respond and what we model. . All men should be disgusted and we should all be doing whatever it takes to not let this be our kids.

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We cannot eliminate all our hardships. . But that does not mean we cannot get better. . Things can change… and often the most meaningful change comes for a continuous process rather than a one time event. . #therapy #keepgrowing

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And it is so often the reason why they joined this profession. ✨🛋️✨ The full circle experience is one of the many beautiful parts of this practice. . #therapy #therapist

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Quick fixes or one-size-fits all very rarely go along with meaningful change. 🛋️ Therapy is about adapting to the needs, wants, and experiences of each unique human. . Mental health professionals know all too well how nuanced the journal of improving mental health is… it could never be reduced down into single tips or tricks. . #therapy

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There is a lot of “work” that goes on for a therapist after the session ends. 🛋️ The nature of psychotherapy is still very much collaborative. . But to be as helpful as possible to any one person… you have to be constantly reflecting on the self, the therapeutic relationship, and the direction of the sessions. . It is why, there is a cost to therapists working in systems the overwork or feeling the need to overwork (to afford their lives) because you can lose that valuable reflection time. . #therapist #therapy #interpersonaltherapy

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My first experience in therapy felt like this. . I felt trapped in my thoughts, overwhelmed by panic, and genuinely believed it would always feel this way. . Sometimes we’re so close to our own pain that we can’t imagine anything different. . Sometimes we need to see possibility through the lens of another person. . I needed that hope then… and it is one of the many gifts of therapy. #therapy #therapist

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They mean well though… even if they take the long way to get there. 🤓