Posted by sunnydays on June 10, 2008, at 13:45:37
In reply to Re: What is my therapist?, posted by sassyfrancesca on June 10, 2008, at 12:11:17
Sometimes a T's job isn't to make you feel better. Sometimes their job is to make you uncomfortable as heck because that gets you to think about why you are uncomfortable and prompts change. It can't all be warm fuzzies (although some of that is necessary at points). But the real change for me has always occurred when I kind of thought my T was tormenting me - but it pushed me through the issue and to really think about my own conceptions. But empathy is DEFINITELY crucial throughout the whole process.
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