Ep. 100 Top Lessons I've Learned 6 Years a Therapist

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In this milestone episode, Laura Swanson shares the key lessons learned from her first six years as a therapist and social worker.

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of The Social Work Bubble Podcast, we are celebrating the 100th podcast episode with a breakdown of the biggest lessons I've learned in my first 6 years as a therapist & social worker! The highs, the lows, these are my takeaways from these 6 years of work! Laura Swanson, LCSW began The Social Work Bubble in order to build community, highlight social work voices, and shed light on the variety that social work offers. Her aim is to connect fellow social work...

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Host: Laura Swanson

Topics covered

• therapy
• social work
• lessons learned
• community building
• mental health

Keywords

• therapist
• social worker
• lessons
• experience
• mental health
• community

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