Posted by Dinah on August 7, 2005, at 10:50:29
In reply to Is it genuine? Or even okay?, posted by molly_a on August 1, 2005, at 1:47:40
I think Fairywings was right. I think maybe because men mature more slowly than women, he might not understand the sorts of feelings that can be stirred up.
That's the charitable explanation, and I hope sincerely it's the correct one. That he is treating you in a way that would be appropriate for a younger client.
But as with *everything* in therapy, I think the first step is to talk about it with him. If you tell him you've read some things that indicate that his behavior with you isn't the norm for adult therapy at least, and describe the boundaries you see in other therapeutic relationships, it will give you the opportunity to talk about how things are different in yours.
It's always scary to talk about things like that in therapy, but unless a therapist is being grossly inappropriate, I *always* think honest discussion should be the way to go.
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