Posted by onceupon on February 2, 2009, at 9:21:03
In reply to Questions about your T, posted by Looney Tunes on January 31, 2009, at 13:22:15
> 1) How long have you been with CURRENT T? Did you have a previous T?1.5 years with current therapist. I've had a handful of others, but 2 years is about the longest I've seen anyone because I've moved around a lot.
> 2) Is your T male or female?
Female
> 3) What is the orientation of your T? Did you know when you started with T?
Eclectic. She advertises herself as blending western and eastern practices. I had no idea what her orientation was when I started - found her thru my insurance. Oh, and she does clinical hypnosis and EMDR, but not with me.
> 4) Are you older, younger, or same age as T?
About 10 years younger.
> 5) What type of transference have you experienced? Do you think it is limited by your T's age or gender?
Strong maternal transference. I don't think age difference matters so much here, as my experience of her (and what I project, of course!). And I've experienced a maternal transference with male therapists in the past, though perhaps not as strongly.
> 6) Do you look at your T? How frequently? (I mean literally at their face when talking)
Rarely. Mostly I stare at various points around the room. I make the most eye contact at the beginning of sessions when we're mostly just chatting. When I do try to make eye contact during more intense periods, it's incredibly difficult.
> 7) What is your greatest fear of your T?
That she thinks I'm a bad mother. That she's sick of hearing me talk about the same things over and over. That she's impatient with my lack of change. That she forgets about me as soon as I leave. Guess I have a lot of fears :/
> 8) Do you just let yourself "be" in T? Or are you composed and careful?
I go back and forth. A lot of composed and careful, but I work hard to let myself "be." Funny how that works, huh? I've always been someone who needs to appear as if I have it all together, so it's hard to shrug off that persona, even though for me, that's one of the points of therapy - to not have to be that person.
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