Aflevering #71 | Vassia Sarantopoulou | "Reclaiming The Essence Of Therapy!"

Rebellion does not always shout! Sometimes it quietly refuses to accept what everyone else has normalized... #71: Reclaiming the essence of therapy! In this very first episode of the ????-?????????????? ???????????????????? ???????????? ?????????????? ????????????????????????: Vassia Sarantopoulou, therapist, founder of AntiLoneliness and The Therapy Business Circle and someone who is no longer willing to accept a system that forgets the human it was built to serve! Vassia’s journey is rooted in lived experience, personal healing and a deep commitment to care that goes beyond protocols. From navigating her own path into therapy to building a practice grounded in awareness, she now stands at a turning point.  Questioning not just how therapy is practiced, but what it has become. Her work is a call back to essence, where connection, responsibility and self-awareness are no longer optional. Deep dive talking points: ???? the lost essence of therapy: moving from human connection to rigid systems, procedures and protocols; ???? therapist identity and self-awareness: why you cannot guide others deeper than you have gone yourself; ???? supervision and personal therapy: the missing foundation for ethical and effective practice; ???? systemic pressure and broken care: long waiting lists, overdiagnosis and treating people as cases instead of humans; ???? reclaiming agency for clients: shifting from passive waiting to empowered choice and responsibility; Rebellious nuggets:  ???? you cannot create safety for someone else if you are not safe within yourself; ???? when care becomes transactional, we lose the very thing people come for; ???? awareness is not a luxury in this profession, it is the foundation; Vassia’s empowering quote: ???? “You cannot help somebody go deeper if you haven’t gone deeper with yourself” Lets ask ourselves: If the systems we trust to support us lose their humanity, who do we choose to become inside them? Connect with Vassia: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vassia-sarantopoulou/   Therapy Business Circle: https://www.therapybusinesscircle.com  Antiloneliness: https://antiloneliness.com