Posted by 10derHeart on March 21, 2007, at 16:28:09
In reply to what type of therapy are you all in?, posted by gazo on March 21, 2007, at 11:57:42
Psychodynamic, with a pyschologist, very non-directive, very client-centered. But, I've seen him switch mid-sentence to CBT, if necessary, which is okay. He knows me well enough, and is usually responding to something I've asked him to help with that session. He also knows I will protest if that's not working, or what I need, at that moment.
Guess I'm saying he's fairly eclectic.....I know he does relaxation, stress-reduction work with some people, and a a lot of straight CBT and marriage counseling, and works with teenagers. He's been a therapist for nearly 30 years.
We've been working together almost 2.5 years. I did therapy with a pdoc(=psychiatrist) before that who was CBT-focused, and specialized in groups, but did some psychodynamic work with me as best he could. He wasn't too bad at it, IMO, being as he admitted later on that as a pdoc, his training in therapy was pretty lacking. We had a painful termination when he also had to move away, but he handled it beautifully in person and later through emails.
I understand so much of what you're going through, and it hurts like h*ll. It'll get better, I believe. Try to allow the new T. to help. You might be surprised that it helps lessen the intensity a little bit - maybe enough to function better? And unless new T. is very young/green, etc., they have heard clients express pain from transference, and from being attached to/loving a T. before. In the world of therapy, it really is normal, as you probably know from your reading anyway :-)
Hang in there, and welcome to Babble.
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