Strangerasked you"but what kindof therapistare you?"Client leftsomethingbehind inyour office.Had a clientwith a familymember whodoesn't"believe" intherapyTalked aboutanxietyrelated to theelection witha clientVentedto acoworkerExisted only onthe snacks youcan eat in 5minutesbetweensessionsHad technicaldifficultiestrying to dotelehealthsessionsHad aninterventiongounexpectedlywellHad aclient yellat youClient intelehealthsession was ina weird setting(stairwell, car,etc)Gone tothe officebathroomto crySeen a clientmake moreprogress thanyou evenhoped forEncouragedself-care whenyou know youcould improvein this areaOfficetemp wasway off!Rewrote youPsychologyToday profilefor the2,400th timePracticed yourown deepbreathing whenfaced with achallengingclientHad a familymember of aclient yell atyouBeen“doorknobbed”Talked witha client whowas drunkor highBeentemptedto googlea clientAlmost had toleave a sessionmidway throughbecause you werewrong about howlong you couldhold itReceivedsentiment ofappreciationfrom a clientSpent a longtime creatingan interventionthat lasted 5minutes insessionHad a client’spet or your ownpet interrupt orphoto bombtelehealthsessionsDaydreamedabout quittingand doing alessemotional jobStrangerasked you"but what kindof therapistare you?"Client leftsomethingbehind inyour office.Had a clientwith a familymember whodoesn't"believe" intherapyTalked aboutanxietyrelated to theelection witha clientVentedto acoworkerExisted only onthe snacks youcan eat in 5minutesbetweensessionsHad technicaldifficultiestrying to dotelehealthsessionsHad aninterventiongounexpectedlywellHad aclient yellat youClient intelehealthsession was ina weird setting(stairwell, car,etc)Gone tothe officebathroomto crySeen a clientmake moreprogress thanyou evenhoped forEncouragedself-care whenyou know youcould improvein this areaOfficetemp wasway off!Rewrote youPsychologyToday profilefor the2,400th timePracticed yourown deepbreathing whenfaced with achallengingclientHad a familymember of aclient yell atyouBeen“doorknobbed”Talked witha client whowas drunkor highBeentemptedto googlea clientAlmost had toleave a sessionmidway throughbecause you werewrong about howlong you couldhold itReceivedsentiment ofappreciationfrom a clientSpent a longtime creatingan interventionthat lasted 5minutes insessionHad a client’spet or your ownpet interrupt orphoto bombtelehealthsessionsDaydreamedabout quittingand doing alessemotional job

Therapist BINGO - 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. Stranger asked you "but what kind of therapist are you?"
  2. Client left something behind in your office.
  3. Had a client with a family member who doesn't "believe" in therapy
  4. Talked about anxiety related to the election with a client
  5. Vented to a coworker
  6. Existed only on the snacks you can eat in 5 minutes between sessions
  7. Had technical difficulties trying to do telehealth sessions
  8. Had an intervention go unexpectedly well
  9. Had a client yell at you
  10. Client in telehealth session was in a weird setting (stairwell, car, etc)
  11. Gone to the office bathroom to cry
  12. Seen a client make more progress than you even hoped for
  13. Encouraged self-care when you know you could improve in this area
  14. Office temp was way off!
  15. Rewrote you Psychology Today profile for the 2,400th time
  16. Practiced your own deep breathing when faced with a challenging client
  17. Had a family member of a client yell at you
  18. Been “doorknobbed”
  19. Talked with a client who was drunk or high
  20. Been tempted to google a client
  21. Almost had to leave a session midway through because you were wrong about how long you could hold it
  22. Received sentiment of appreciation from a client
  23. Spent a long time creating an intervention that lasted 5 minutes in session
  24. Had a client’s pet or your own pet interrupt or photo bomb telehealth sessions
  25. Daydreamed about quitting and doing a less emotional job