your dog or catsneaks up behindyou during a virtualsession and youdon’t notice untilyour client says so“used ourclients words”as anopportunity tocuss in therapyclient mentionswhere they work,places they go andpeople they know--and suddenly you’reone degree ofseparationcame up witha clever (ornot so clever)way to coverup a yawntears and (snotlicking) duringsession but itstelehealth, notissues.run into aclient in thetoilet papersection duringthe pandemic looked at the clock42 minutes into asession andrealized only 3minutes havepassedconnectionissues ontelehealthteletherapysession endsand you goright back intobed/the couchimpostersyndromelost track ofhow manynotes thereare to catchup onclient notices youstrategical maskinga yawn and nowyou have toterminate and moveaway foreveroffered to starttherapy with amediation ordeep breathingbecause youneeded itEmotional whiplashand temporaryamnesia about howyou *really* feelabout responding toCOVID safely fromsitting with people onopposite sides all dayGoogle aworksheet/interventionin session while ontelehealthhave client stand upin virtual session toreveal either 1)pajama pants 2)bathing suit bottoms3) or no pantsclients 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 againyour client’s facefreezes mid-cryingin virtual sessionfocused on crisisinterventionzoom sessionand youaccidentallyadjust you chairand drop down 6inchesyou say somethingyou think is reallyprofound and theclient stares at youblankly beforesaying, “sorry myinternet cut out, whatwere you saying?”wrote somevariation of"processedCovid19 stressorsand socio-politicalevents" in notesbeing 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 faceabout to pee yourpants on a telehealthcall so “accidentallyhang up” so you canpee, call back theclient and blame it on“technical difficulties.”your dog or catsneaks up behindyou during a virtualsession and youdon’t notice untilyour client says so“used ourclients words”as anopportunity tocuss in therapyclient mentionswhere they work,places they go andpeople they know--and suddenly you’reone degree ofseparationcame up witha clever (ornot so clever)way to coverup a yawntears and (snotlicking) duringsession but itstelehealth, notissues.run into aclient in thetoilet papersection duringthe pandemic looked at the clock42 minutes into asession andrealized only 3minutes havepassedconnectionissues ontelehealthteletherapysession endsand you goright back intobed/the couchimpostersyndromelost track ofhow manynotes thereare to catchup onclient notices youstrategical maskinga yawn and nowyou have toterminate and moveaway foreveroffered to starttherapy with amediation ordeep breathingbecause youneeded itEmotional whiplashand temporaryamnesia about howyou *really* feelabout responding toCOVID safely fromsitting with people onopposite sides all dayGoogle aworksheet/interventionin session while ontelehealthhave client stand upin virtual session toreveal either 1)pajama pants 2)bathing suit bottoms3) or no pantsclients 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 againyour client’s facefreezes mid-cryingin virtual sessionfocused on crisisinterventionzoom sessionand youaccidentallyadjust you chairand drop down 6inchesyou say somethingyou think is reallyprofound and theclient stares at youblankly beforesaying, “sorry myinternet cut out, whatwere you saying?”wrote somevariation of"processedCovid19 stressorsand socio-politicalevents" in notesbeing 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 faceabout to pee yourpants on a telehealthcall so “accidentallyhang up” so you canpee, call back theclient and blame it on“technical difficulties.”

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