Posted by Miss Honeychurch on January 13, 2004, at 16:09:21
In reply to More stuff to say as a Newbie, posted by Asya on January 13, 2004, at 15:57:36
Asya, this may be an unpopular opinion, but I think it is important that you and your T come from the same culture. If your T has not experienced your culture, how will he truly understand the problems which may or may not be a result of that culture.? My therapist idolizes a psychoanalyst named Karen Horney who is labled as a neo-freudian. She contests that much of our "neurosis" (they don't use that word anymore) is as much of a result of our CULTURE as it is from genetics. I agree with her.
Let's have an example: Say there was a young African-American male whose therapist was an elderly caucasian woman. Now I know there are exceptions to every rule, but I would venture to say that the African Amercian patient may receive more help and empathy from an African American male therapist. Please, I don't want anyone to read in any racism here at all. I just think that culturally, having your T be of the same background as you may lend more insight to your situation than if they weren't.
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