Posted by Dinah on January 9, 2012, at 10:26:10
In reply to Re: Ideal Client, Ideal Therapist (inspired by Dinah) » Dinah, posted by Anemone on January 8, 2012, at 20:39:20
Well, you're probably on the extreme end of the spectrum, but I think everyone has experienced what you've experienced to some degree or another - whether with a therapist or someone else.
I'm glad to hear that you try to be ideal while also being authentic. I had thought you were saying that your goal was to be the ideal client, and you were changing what you say and do to fit that mold. But if you are trying to become ideal while also being you, that's great. Because paradoxically, that *is* what is ideal in therapy. To be authentic, and open about who we really are.
Not that I'd be more than slightly rude with my therapist. That wouldn't be authentic to who I am. :)
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