Posted by mikhail99 on January 1, 2003, at 9:33:23
In reply to Questionnaire for rating your therapist..., posted by IsoM on December 31, 2002, at 22:49:01
I only answered yes to one question and that was about planning a session vs. seeing where a session goes when I walk through the door. I don't really blame him though, he has his work cut out for him keeping me on track, I do tend to go all over the place with things I want to discuss with him. So I guess I have a pretty awesome therapist which would explain why I'm so infatuated with him. :-)
I've been reading some posts debating on how long therapy should go on and I thought I'd mention that I've been in and out for years (thanks to HMOs and how THEY get to determine how much therapy you need) and my sister has been seeing the same therapist off and on for 9 or 10 years now and even sees him with her husband for marital counseling. I know that people think you should go to therapy for a set amount of time, get better and move on but if you have a lifetime history of depression or bi-polar or whatever, wouldn't it make sense that you might need a tune-up or even regular maintenance? I know I do, depending on what's going on in my life and how I happen to be feeling during that period.
Having said that, thanks for the quiz IsoM, it was very interesting!
Mik
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