The Problem with Giving Psychic "Readings" After Reiki Sessions

After a Reiki session, it’s standard for a practitioner to check in with the recipient. Many times, the recipient will express how they feel—lighter, refreshed, rejuvenated, more relaxed, clear-headed, or simply well-rested. These are beautiful, authentic responses that deserve to be honored.

However, what I often see happening is that the energy healer’s ego steps in and unintentionally bulldozes over the recipient’s experience. Instead of simply witnessing the client’s genuine feelings, the practitioner offers a "psychic hit" or shares what they "picked up on" during the session.
And just like that, the focus shifts away from how the recipient feels and toward the practitioner's interpretation.

This can be incredibly deflating. It can make the recipient second-guess their own experience, wonder if how they feel is "enough," or start questioning whether they missed something deeper or more significant.
It can even feel a little bit like gaslighting—where a person is nudged to doubt their own real, valid experience.

I caution strongly against giving psychic readings after Reiki sessions for this reason.
True Reiki healing does not require interpretation or explanation.

Reiki simply is.

It works in ways that often can’t (and shouldn't) be dissected or rushed. Healing unfolds over time, often in subtle, deeply personal ways that are far beyond what a single post-session comment could ever sum up.

Offering a psychic "hit" immediately after a session risks reducing an entire healing process down to one fleeting interpretation—and that’s not fair to the work Reiki is doing or to the recipient’s own journey.

As Reiki practitioners, our job is to hold space, not narrate it.
Trust the energy. Trust the recipient. Trust that healing doesn’t always need to be explained to be real.