Exposure to traumatic experiences routinely may affect the counselor's psychological health. Past studies indicated that experienced counselors tend to use self-talk as one of their psychological self-care strategies to shield themselves from the psychological impact. Self-talk that takes place during crisis intervention was found to benefit in releasing tense emotions. However, in-depth exploration of this practice as a self-care strategy through empirical study is limited. This study was conducted to deeply describe the practice of self-talk among Malaysian counselors who are involved in crisis work by routine. This qualitative research employed descriptive phenomenology as its approach. Ten participants in this study were selected through purposive sampling. The individual in-depth interviews were conducted and analyzed thematically. The findings reveal that Malaysian counselors utilize positive self-talk during crisis interventions for selfcalming and self-reaffirmation, enabling them to maintain their professional roles without being negatively affected by their clients' traumatic experiences, or other third-party remarks. This study introduces a potentially valuable self-talk technique during intervention sessions, reducing the risk of post-traumatic stress resulting from ongoing exposure to traumatic client narratives.