Therapy Didn’t Save Me; I Did

Therapy From Both Sides of the Couch

Crystal Jackson
Nov 6 · 5 min read
Photo by Allef Vinicius on Unsplash

I should go ahead and tell you that I’m a therapist.

Not a practicing one now. I am a licensed (now expired) and trained therapist with an overpriced degree and everything.

I was also a client.

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Crystal Jackson

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