This study examines the coping strategies employed by psychologists to manage the suffering of patients they encounter daily in the therapeutic relationship, particularly when they themselves are experiencing distress. To this end, a computerized questionnaire was sent to a list of professionals. A sample of 187 responses was collected. When faced with patients’ suffering, psychologists primarily use avoidance-focused coping. Their most frequent strategies are “supervision,” “self-reflection,” and “talking with colleagues” (problem-focused strategies). When faced with their own distress, which has numerous negative impacts on the helping relationship, they implement coping strategies that are primarily task-focused, but the most frequent strategy is to lighten their workload. It should be noted that nearly a quarter of our sample exhibits a significant level of distress. Thus, taken together, these results suggest that the issue of how psychologists manage their own distress is significant. This raises ethical implications regarding the protection of both the professional and the patient. [author’s abstract]