Posted by Dinah on February 22, 2004, at 14:56:29
In reply to Re: Erika Schmidt, LCSW - therapist self disclosure, posted by shortelise on February 22, 2004, at 12:38:56
He might share stories of childhood with me, or something like that. But nothing that has any sort of energy to it.
I think he did overdisclose once about his feelings about dependent women, but I think we both realized it was an overdisclosure. On the other hand, the overdisclosure had both a positive and a negative influence on our therapy. I think it could have been more negative if it hadn't been just that one session where he was overwhelmed and slipped. He never brought it up again, and if I do he neither denies it nor expounds upon it.
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