Posted by daisym on December 5, 2005, at 0:04:15
In reply to Re: Privacy boundaries » one woman cine, posted by Tamar on December 4, 2005, at 19:52:22
I asked my therapist how he feels about his wife's patients and he said he thinks it is different because they are both therapists and have the same basic understanding of the ebb and flow of things. Sometimes there are lots of phone calls (like the Holidays) and other times it is quiet. I asked him how if it bothered him that some of her patients might have intense feelings for her, like I had for him. He said no, because of how they were together. They trusted each other.
He then suggested we look at the triangle I was trying to build and compare it to me, my mom and my dad. So I think it might be if a client is bringing in his/her SO or the therapist's SO that triangulation be considered.
I do agree that there is a level of respect that can and should be expected in any relationship. A friend of mine is fond of saying "intensity not volume" when it comes to expressing anger in therapy.
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