Posted by allisonf on July 17, 2003, at 9:53:32
In reply to Re: Same sex therapist? No No., posted by Tabitha on July 17, 2003, at 0:48:48
I went to my current therapist for 2 years, stopped for 2, went again for 1, stopped for 3 and have now been back for almost 2. In all that time, I never had any strong transference type feelings for her (that I noticed) until this past year & 1/2. I think the dev't of it in my case has something to do with the recent diagnosis my bpII, the bpII itself, and the more vulnerable state I've been in. I don't think it really speaks to the quality of the therapy experience (therapy was really helpful for me even in those years when I didn't have strong feelings for my therapist), but more where you are personally, why you are in therapy, etc.
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