Posted by Penny on January 15, 2004, at 12:47:54
In reply to Re: Ummm uh oh? » Dinah, posted by Karen_kay on January 15, 2004, at 12:34:33
What I'd be interested in knowing is - has he been through therapy or is he currently in therapy?
I am not absolutely sure how I feel about some of the info he's shared with you. I do think it's not a cut and dry rule, in that some boundaries, I think, probably depend on the client. My T is loaning me her Harry Potter books on CD, so I can listen to them (I've read them all, but listening helps me get to sleep more easily at night!). So, obviously she trusts me. My pdoc has given me his home phone number, and I know where he lives, b/c he told me. I've heard about his kids, know what his youngest got for Christmas, have heard him on the phone with some of his children, I know about his parents, his brothers, etc. I know a good bit about him. And I know some about my T, though not as much. But my pdoc emphasizes to me that the reason he is comfortable sharing such info with me is because he's *not* doing therapy. He said he would never be so forth coming if he was doing therapy.
My T shares anecdotes at times to emphasize a point or something, but never anything quite as personal as your T, though I tend to think it's due to his age and lack of experience. I don't know, as I said, that that is a bad thing, but I do truly feel that he could benefit from supervision. If he has his Ph.D. in psychology and he's only 29, then if he's fully licensed he hasn't been for very long. How long have you been seeing him, Karen?
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