Posted by Mark H. on December 28, 2004, at 20:00:13
In reply to Re: What do all these Ts actually look like?, posted by daisym on December 28, 2004, at 19:37:40
My therapist looks like the image of Sigmund Freud on the back of an Austrian 50 Schilling banknote:
http://www.banknotes.com/AT149.JPG
I'm not kidding. If you draw dark, straight hair forward and put large glasses on that picture of Freud, that's my therapist.
He's about 65 years old, 6' 2" tall, about 200 pounds. He wears a tweedy sweater-vest with various pins of affiliation -- AOPA, Rotary Club, others I don't recognize -- and has a strong, authoritative voice and a wonderful sense of humor. He's an in-your-face sort of therapist, but with lots of heart. He has impeccable boundaries.
When he's tired or frustrated, he puts the palms of his hands to his face and pushes the skin into deep folds, distorting his good looks. It's fascinating to watch, not only because it's funny-looking, but also because I can't do that (perhaps his skin is thicker or at least more pliable than mine).
Ah, yes, for the past twenty years or more he has worn Birkenstocks! Is that a therapist cliche, or what? :-)
Mark H.
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