Posted by antigua3 on February 18, 2008, at 17:43:55
In reply to Re: Therapy - Bang for the Buck?, posted by Hermitian on February 18, 2008, at 10:39:37
<<Re: antigua3: "Developing a trusting relationship with a therapist and can take years for many."
<<Many years? Really? So say I'm conservative and "many" is only three years. And there are say 40 sessions per year at $175/session. If I do the math, it would take a patient 3 years, 120 sessions and 7 thousand dollars to form a trusting relationship with the therapist? What is wrong with that picture? Isn't it the therapist's job to effectively dialog with the patient to minimize that treatment phase? I can't believe after say 20 sessions (which is a lot of dialog) and nothing really happening, the therapist would not suggest alternative treatment. Now I'm not saying 20 sessions and a cure here, I'm stopping way short at trust establishment. That's it. Half a year and the guy can't get the dialog going with his patient? Then a full year? Then 2? Then 3? And the patient keeps showing up and shelling out? Sheesh...
>>Your comments re: my post are unsettling to me. I don't think you have the knowledge of my situation to impose time limits for me as a value judgment. It took me YEARS to open up, and I never would have if my T hadn't been so patient. Her orientation works for me because we've built that trust. And to assume with "sheesh" that I'm a fool for doing so makes me feel insulted.
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