Take notice and reach out your hand. Much of what you do can be depicted by the image of having the honor and privilege of holding a piece of your client’s heart.

Many of your clients will give you their secrets, their pain, their dreams, their desires, their needs, their longingness, their hopes, their shame, their tears. Learn to understand the weight of your calling and honor such a gift; the amended value that is the piece of your client’s heart.

Today I was gifted with such an honor where the clients that I saw opened up and shared with me the depth of their pain and suffering. I felt so helpless and desired to immediately ‘fix’ but thanks be to God I noticed her eyes, her tears, wanting so greatly to have clarity, peace, and the assurance that all will be ok once she takes a leap of faith. Her tears were a revelation of her inner world, the pieces of her heart that were tender and needed care.

I noticed her calm demeanor and willingness to share the desire and the need to aid her heart, believing she is worth advocating for. The invitation to honor her vulnerability and to celebrate in her worries of self worth.

I notice her struggle with accepting what is and what isn’t, learning that in the facts lies the truth. There was honesty and a vulnerable openness to how she felt. I came to recognize that what she shares is but the beginning of change. Holding such a fragile moment in space knowing that once accepted, healing becomes more clear.

Your clients don’t just share, they willingly hand over their hearts, trusting that you will honor and value what they share. Why? They entrust their heart to you in order to notice what you are noticing. Their heart is a value to behold, helping them give themselves permission to real and honest trusting that they are allowed to be broken and therefore redeems, lasting, to come to an tangible reality that by the evidence of your care, your gaze, your peace, your wisdom, they are truly good and that they will be ok.

Know the significance of your calling as a therapist, people’s hearts depend on it.