Posted by badhaircut on November 27, 2004, at 9:15:14
In reply to Babble Guide to Therapists: Do's and Don'ts, posted by Aphrodite on November 27, 2004, at 8:01:05
What a great idea.
4. (A version of #2) Spell out very plainly at the first or second session what your theories or criteria for successful therapy are. I went to a therapist for 5 appointments before he told me he was a "neo-Freudian psychoanalyst" and for a couple years before he said that he did not have a goal of ever making his clients feel or function better. (I guess we were just supposed to understand ourselves better?)
5. Admit when you've made a mistake. Just say, "Yeah, that may've been a mistake." Your clients will sleep better.
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PS to vwoolf-- I love the word *therapand*!
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