run into aclient in thetoilet papersection duringthe pandemic have client stand upin virtual session toreveal either 1)pajama pants 2)bathing suit bottoms3) or no pantsteletherapysession endsand you goright back intobed/the couchconnectionissues ontelehealthlost track ofhow manynotes thereare to catchup onwrote somevariation of"processedCovid19 stressorsand socio-politicalevents" in notes“used ourclients words”as anopportunity tocuss in therapycame up witha clever (ornot so clever)way to coverup a yawntears and (snotlicking) duringsession but itstelehealth, notissues.being on the midst ofburnout that you’recontemplating otherjobs you’d excel atWHILE in sessionwith a client.leaning in b/cyou think kidclient is gettingemotional andthey sneeze inyour faceimpostersyndromeGoogle aworksheet/interventionin session while ontelehealthclients cancel everytime you have to doteletherapy because“it isn’t real therapy”but expect their samespot to be there forthem when you cando in-person againclient notices youstrategical maskinga yawn and nowyou have toterminate and moveaway foreverEmotional whiplashand temporaryamnesia about howyou *really* feelabout responding toCOVID safely fromsitting with people onopposite sides all dayclient mentionswhere they work,places they go andpeople they know--and suddenly you’reone degree ofseparationoffered to starttherapy with amediation ordeep breathingbecause youneeded itzoom sessionand youaccidentallyadjust you chairand drop down 6inchesabout to pee yourpants on a telehealthcall so “accidentallyhang up” so you canpee, call back theclient and blame it on“technical difficulties.”looked at the clock42 minutes into asession andrealized only 3minutes havepassedyour client’s facefreezes mid-cryingin virtual sessionfocused on crisisinterventionyour dog or catsneaks up behindyou during a virtualsession and youdon’t notice untilyour client says soyou say somethingyou think is reallyprofound and theclient stares at youblankly beforesaying, “sorry myinternet cut out, whatwere you saying?”run into aclient in thetoilet papersection duringthe pandemic have client stand upin virtual session toreveal either 1)pajama pants 2)bathing suit bottoms3) or no pantsteletherapysession endsand you goright back intobed/the couchconnectionissues ontelehealthlost track ofhow manynotes thereare to catchup onwrote somevariation of"processedCovid19 stressorsand socio-politicalevents" in notes“used ourclients words”as anopportunity tocuss in therapycame up witha clever (ornot so clever)way to coverup a yawntears and (snotlicking) duringsession but itstelehealth, notissues.being on the midst ofburnout that you’recontemplating otherjobs you’d excel atWHILE in sessionwith a client.leaning in b/cyou think kidclient is gettingemotional andthey sneeze inyour faceimpostersyndromeGoogle aworksheet/interventionin session while ontelehealthclients cancel everytime you have to doteletherapy because“it isn’t real therapy”but expect their samespot to be there forthem when you cando in-person againclient notices youstrategical maskinga yawn and nowyou have toterminate and moveaway foreverEmotional whiplashand temporaryamnesia about howyou *really* feelabout responding toCOVID safely fromsitting with people onopposite sides all dayclient mentionswhere they work,places they go andpeople they know--and suddenly you’reone degree ofseparationoffered to starttherapy with amediation ordeep breathingbecause youneeded itzoom sessionand youaccidentallyadjust you chairand drop down 6inchesabout to pee yourpants on a telehealthcall so “accidentallyhang up” so you canpee, call back theclient and blame it on“technical difficulties.”looked at the clock42 minutes into asession andrealized only 3minutes havepassedyour client’s facefreezes mid-cryingin virtual sessionfocused on crisisinterventionyour dog or catsneaks up behindyou during a virtualsession and youdon’t notice untilyour client says soyou say somethingyou think is reallyprofound and theclient stares at youblankly beforesaying, “sorry myinternet cut out, whatwere you saying?”

Occupational Hazards of Being a Therapist in 2020 - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. run into a client in the toilet paper section during the pandemic
  2. have client stand up in virtual session to reveal either 1) pajama pants 2) bathing suit bottoms 3) or no pants
  3. teletherapy session ends and you go right back into bed/the couch
  4. connection issues on telehealth
  5. lost track of how many notes there are to catch up on
  6. wrote some variation of "processed Covid19 stressors and socio-political events" in notes
  7. “used our clients words” as an opportunity to cuss in therapy
  8. came up with a clever (or not so clever) way to cover up a yawn
  9. tears and (snot licking) during session but its telehealth, no tissues.
  10. being on the midst of burnout that you’re contemplating other jobs you’d excel at WHILE in session with a client.
  11. leaning in b/c you think kid client is getting emotional and they sneeze in your face
  12. imposter syndrome
  13. Google a worksheet/intervention in session while on telehealth
  14. clients cancel every time you have to do teletherapy because “it isn’t real therapy” but expect their same spot to be there for them when you can do in-person again
  15. client notices you strategical masking a yawn and now you have to terminate and move away forever
  16. Emotional whiplash and temporary amnesia about how you *really* feel about responding to COVID safely from sitting with people on opposite sides all day
  17. client mentions where they work, places they go and people they know-- and suddenly you’re one degree of separation
  18. offered to start therapy with a mediation or deep breathing because you needed it
  19. zoom session and you accidentally adjust you chair and drop down 6 inches
  20. about to pee your pants on a telehealth call so “accidentally hang up” so you can pee, call back the client and blame it on “technical difficulties.”
  21. looked at the clock 42 minutes into a session and realized only 3 minutes have passed
  22. your client’s face freezes mid-crying in virtual session focused on crisis intervention
  23. your dog or cat sneaks up behind you during a virtual session and you don’t notice until your client says so
  24. you say something you think is really profound and the client stares at you blankly before saying, “sorry my internet cut out, what were you saying?”