Posted by Dinah on October 9, 2007, at 13:32:05
In reply to So...some thots.., posted by muffled on October 8, 2007, at 23:16:38
Welllll, I don't like that she goes away so often, and I don't blame you for being angry with that.
But otherwise she seems pretty trustworthy and consistent in caring about you. I think I saw a post from you recently on the positive changes you've seen in yourself since you first started seeing her.
I don't know about you, but often I start to distrust my therapist just when I'm feeling particularly trusting and vulnerable. I guess it's too darn scary. It's less scary to keep some reserve.
As for her not knowing much about parts, I'm not sure that's altogether a bad thing. My therapist had done some work with a clinic that specialized in it long ago, yet he managed to come to me with no preconceptions at all, and we figured out things together. I think that *can* be a good thing, even if it is frustrating. Because they don't have any preconceived idea about what's going on, so can really listen and understand you as an individual. If they have a good understanding of therapy principles in general and are open-minded enough to want to learn together.
Or at least that's my take on it.
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