Posted by Dinah on November 26, 2003, at 9:55:32
In reply to Opposite gender therapists a bad idea?, posted by Eddie Sylvano on November 26, 2003, at 9:08:00
I don't think I'm particularly comfortable with either sex, so I don't think it'd make much difference. My personal history is to feel a bit more comfortable with intimacy with men. It's more important to me what they "feel" like. Some men "feel" too aggressive. Some women "feel" too soft. And perhaps vice versa, though that hasn't been my experience. My therapist feels open and receptive but with a firm core that can withstand anything I throw at him. Solid as a rock on the inside, someone to be able to rely on. But open and receptive as well. As long as a therapist felt juuuussst like him, I don't suppose I'd mind which sex they are. :)
But I'm not terribly sexual, so these erotic transferences don't crop up. I don't think I'd like to have one of those.
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