Posted by Dinah on December 27, 2003, at 21:47:52
In reply to Re: CBT or psychodynamic?...how do you know, posted by Speaker on December 27, 2003, at 16:33:55
I didn't have the knowledge to ask when I started with my therapist. But if I (gasp!) had to start over, I would ask straight out about their orientation, their familiarity with dealing with my problem, and how long their therapy usually lasted. Along with a host of other annoying questions.
But I'm not sure how clear an answer you'll get. I think my therapist would say something about providing a corrective emotional experience. Which is more or less what I described. He would provide a different response than I was used to getting, do it consistently, and thus change my expectations of the world around me. The main one being that he is there week after week, relatively consistent. And he'd also probably use some attachment terms, providing a secure base or something. But he'd probably say it so obscurely that I wouldn't have the slightest idea what he was talking about. And if I had asked him in the intial interview he would have had something completely different to say, because he didn't yet know me and my needs.
But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't ask. :)
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