Posted by Dinah on December 10, 2014, at 18:00:06
In reply to Female T's, posted by healing928 on December 4, 2014, at 3:54:48
I haven't found one yet that I liked on a long term basis. I'm not sure if that's entirely because of my negative expectations that they will be either judgmental or too mushy/warm/empathetic. Often it's warmer people who are attracted to the helping professions and that sometimes expresses itself differently with females.
But truth be told, I've only found one male therapist I liked and I have detested the rest. But possibly on different grounds.
I think I'm just difficult. There is a very narrow range of people I can imagine having therapy with. I did have a female neurologist once who I would have probably preferred over my male therapist. And I met a female therapist here who balanced compassion, common sense, and humor in a way that I would have very much liked to have in my own therapist.
So maybe it's not *just* your experiences with your mother.
Do you find that you like most male therapists? If so, it might be mainly a response to your experiences.
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