Posted by Dinah on September 5, 2004, at 20:02:59
In reply to Re: more termintion angst » shortelise, posted by shrinking violet on September 5, 2004, at 19:00:27
But she's *your* therapist. You're not hers! You'd be doing a big favor to her as a therapist not to mention all her future clients if you remind her of that whenever you need to. You're not supposed to be protecting her feelings. She's supposed to be helping you deal with yours, putting her own aside.
I haven't needed to remind my therapist of that often, but in nine years something similar might have come up once or twice. I'm not angry or confrontational about it. I just point out that he would be more helpful to me if he xxxx. I think I even suggested that he seek supervision with something once. I didn't do it in anger or confrontationally. I did it with concern for him being able to perform his best as a therapist (not to mention as my therapist).
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