about 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 havepassedEmotional whiplashand temporaryamnesia about howyou *really* feelabout responding toCOVID safely fromsitting with people onopposite sides all dayzoom sessionand youaccidentallyadjust you chairand drop down 6inchesclient notices youstrategical maskinga yawn and nowyou have toterminate and moveaway foreverwrote somevariation of"processedCovid19 stressorsand socio-politicalevents" in noteshave client stand upin virtual session toreveal either 1)pajama pants 2)bathing suit bottoms3) or no pantsteletherapysession endsand you goright back intobed/the couchlost track ofhow manynotes thereare to catchup onbeing on the midst ofburnout that you’recontemplating otherjobs you’d excel atWHILE in sessionwith a client.Google aworksheet/interventionin session while ontelehealthclient mentionswhere they work,places they go andpeople they know--and suddenly you’reone degree ofseparation“used ourclients words”as anopportunity tocuss in therapyyour client’s facefreezes mid-cryingin virtual sessionfocused on crisisinterventiontears and (snotlicking) duringsession but itstelehealth, notissues.offered to starttherapy with amediation ordeep breathingbecause youneeded itrun into aclient in thetoilet papersection duringthe pandemic leaning in b/cyou think kidclient is gettingemotional andthey sneeze inyour facecame up witha clever (ornot so clever)way to coverup a yawnclients 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 dog or catsneaks up behindyou during a virtualsession and youdon’t notice untilyour client says soimpostersyndromeconnectionissues ontelehealthyou say somethingyou think is reallyprofound and theclient stares at youblankly beforesaying, “sorry myinternet cut out, whatwere you saying?”about 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 havepassedEmotional whiplashand temporaryamnesia about howyou *really* feelabout responding toCOVID safely fromsitting with people onopposite sides all dayzoom sessionand youaccidentallyadjust you chairand drop down 6inchesclient notices youstrategical maskinga yawn and nowyou have toterminate and moveaway foreverwrote somevariation of"processedCovid19 stressorsand socio-politicalevents" in noteshave client stand upin virtual session toreveal either 1)pajama pants 2)bathing suit bottoms3) or no pantsteletherapysession endsand you goright back intobed/the couchlost track ofhow manynotes thereare to catchup onbeing on the midst ofburnout that you’recontemplating otherjobs you’d excel atWHILE in sessionwith a client.Google aworksheet/interventionin session while ontelehealthclient mentionswhere they work,places they go andpeople they know--and suddenly you’reone degree ofseparation“used ourclients words”as anopportunity tocuss in therapyyour client’s facefreezes mid-cryingin virtual sessionfocused on crisisinterventiontears and (snotlicking) duringsession but itstelehealth, notissues.offered to starttherapy with amediation ordeep breathingbecause youneeded itrun into aclient in thetoilet papersection duringthe pandemic leaning in b/cyou think kidclient is gettingemotional andthey sneeze inyour facecame up witha clever (ornot so clever)way to coverup a yawnclients 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 dog or catsneaks up behindyou during a virtualsession and youdon’t notice untilyour client says soimpostersyndromeconnectionissues ontelehealthyou 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. 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.”
  2. looked at the clock 42 minutes into a session and realized only 3 minutes have passed
  3. Emotional whiplash and temporary amnesia about how you *really* feel about responding to COVID safely from sitting with people on opposite sides all day
  4. zoom session and you accidentally adjust you chair and drop down 6 inches
  5. client notices you strategical masking a yawn and now you have to terminate and move away forever
  6. wrote some variation of "processed Covid19 stressors and socio-political events" in notes
  7. have client stand up in virtual session to reveal either 1) pajama pants 2) bathing suit bottoms 3) or no pants
  8. teletherapy session ends and you go right back into bed/the couch
  9. lost track of how many notes there are to catch up on
  10. being on the midst of burnout that you’re contemplating other jobs you’d excel at WHILE in session with a client.
  11. Google a worksheet/intervention in session while on telehealth
  12. client mentions where they work, places they go and people they know-- and suddenly you’re one degree of separation
  13. “used our clients words” as an opportunity to cuss in therapy
  14. your client’s face freezes mid-crying in virtual session focused on crisis intervention
  15. tears and (snot licking) during session but its telehealth, no tissues.
  16. offered to start therapy with a mediation or deep breathing because you needed it
  17. run into a client in the toilet paper section during the pandemic
  18. leaning in b/c you think kid client is getting emotional and they sneeze in your face
  19. came up with a clever (or not so clever) way to cover up a yawn
  20. 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
  21. your dog or cat sneaks up behind you during a virtual session and you don’t notice until your client says so
  22. imposter syndrome
  23. connection issues on telehealth
  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?”