A New Book · December 2026

When the
Therapist Is Ill

A relational guide for all mental health professionals and allied practitioners, facing what training rarely addresses: vulnerability, self-disclosure, and the convergence of personal and professional life when the therapist's own life is changed.

The Japanese metaphor for this change is the kintsugi bowl. When we are broken, we are mended with gold paint. Instead of hiding our cracks, kintsugi highlights them. The repaired lines become part of our beauty and history.

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When the Therapist Is Ill: Navigating Vulnerability, Self-Care, and Self-Disclosure in Clinical Practice, by Roberta Rachel Omin, LCSW

Welcome

I have been practicing psychotherapy for over fifty years.

Throughout the arc of life, I have come to appreciate the strength and courage it takes to seek help, especially when faced with a serious illness or accident. Our inner work is our new becoming. May this site be a small gathering place for that work.

The choices we make define the lives we live.

What's Here

Five Doors Into the Work

When the Therapist Is Ill

A relational guide for therapists navigating their own vulnerability and the questions training rarely addresses.

Roberta Rachel Omin

Five decades of clinical practice. Certified in Gestalt, IFS, and IFIO. President of the Westchester County Society of Clinical Social Work.

Workshops & Talks

Keynotes, workshops, training cohorts, and consultation series for clinical institutes and professional societies.

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Begin with one conversation

Psychotherapy, clinical consultation for therapists, supervisor consults, and initial appointments.

Published writing

Her Psychotherapy Networker article on therapist illness (the seed of the book) and a decade of newsletters.

Get in touch

Phone, email, and a quick way to request an appointment. A response within a few business days.

Whatever is human is mentionable.
Whatever is mentionable is manageable.

— Fred Rogers

The conversation we have been missing

A relational guide. A practical companion. A long-overdue book.

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