Posted by Dinah on January 10, 2012, at 9:36:32
In reply to Re: Ideal client, posted by Beckett on January 10, 2012, at 1:05:44
But you must admit that she might be a good choice for a prosperity minded client who wants to maximize their own potential. :)
It's a good thing there are so many therapists out there so there's a good fit for anyone.
There is a sense, though, that therapy is a business for therapists. They need to meet the bills, worry about building referral sources and marketing themselves (especially when they first start), differentiating themselves. And even worrying about working conditions. Even the best therapist might need to diversify his client load a bit so as not to burn out. If they didn't consider business concerns, there wouldn't be any therapists to go to.
This one is extra open about the prosperity model of her practice. But even my therapist, who likes money quite well but who is not a businessman, worries about job security, lack of paid vacations and retirement, etc. It's come up from time to time when he took other part time jobs that interfered with his availability in therapy.
Still, I wonder at the venue. Is this a newsletter geared towards professionals? Is it in clients' best interests to see this side of therapy? I did it myself, by reading "Shrink Rap" and professional magazines. I did it to keep myself safe. To remind myself what therapy is, and what therapy isn't. But that was me, and I'm not sure it was helpful for me, much less others.
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