Posted by Dinah on October 10, 2004, at 8:33:17
In reply to I cheated on my T and confessed ;) » Emily Elizabeth, posted by Aphrodite on October 10, 2004, at 7:58:53
Aphrodite, I'm so happy that your consultation gave you information that helped you improve your therapeutic relationship.
I must confess that I while I really do believe that periodic consultations in long term therapy would be beneficial to both therapist and client, in practice I would be scared to do it because I'd be afraid of losing some of the things I like best in a relationship that works well. But I feel the same way about my therapist's continuing education, so I know it's not a rational fear on my part.
So if the licensing boards ever take my recommendation and make it mandatory (smile), I'm going to have to have my therapist promise that any changes will have to be mutually agreed upon.
P.S. I did have a quasi-consultation once. It was more a pdoc consultation than a therapist one. But the pdoc also approved my then shaky relationship with my therapist and sent me back to him. And I've had several adjunct therapies or email consultations that *weren't* about my therapy relationship, but where the other therapist made positive comments about my relationship with my therapist. And one (biofeedback guy) where negative comments were made. I consider those "check ins" to make sure that I'm on the right path as well. Including the negative comment by biofeedback guy. If he thought it wasn't good, I consider that proof that it's good.
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