Posted by Karen_kay on March 10, 2004, at 7:20:54
In reply to How do you feel about your T's boundaries?, posted by KindGirl on March 9, 2004, at 20:53:45
While I personally think that boundaries stink, they do help the client know what to expect, what they can and cannot do, and more importantly when they are potentially annoying the therapist. And we'd never want to annoy our therapists, would we :)
But, I think boundaries vary depending on the client and the therapist. Many people (and not just my babble friends) dislike Bubba and his questionable boundaries, but for some odd reason it's helped to foster the proper attachment I desire. I'm no longer even attracted to him (GASP, say it aint so), nor do I think of him as a father figure. He's a darn good therapist. A bit young, but good. And his "questionable" boundaries helped to foster this view that I now have of him. If you don't feel that her boundaries are so wishy washy that you know what is appropriate and inappropriate behavior, then I think these sound fine. Each client needs something different from therapy and I applaud the therapist who isn't so rigid and can set up different sets of boundaries for different clients, ACCORDING to the client's goals in therapy... Now, if she asks you to dinner, RUN!
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