Posted by gardenergirl on March 2, 2004, at 18:47:17
In reply to Re: She did explain a bit, but... » Dinah, posted by Racer on March 2, 2004, at 17:22:02
I think Dinah's advice, as always, is excellent. I just wonder...is it really agency guidelines not to discuss other staff in somone's therapy or is it just her stuff?
I personally talk about faculty, my supervisor, the GA's, etc. to my T, who works at the same university. He and my boss, the director of the center, are actually equal in rank at the university...they both direct their respective clinics. My T is very good at looking at what the discussions mean to ME, and does not interject stuff about the people I talk about. Whether it colors his opinion of them, I don't know. At first, I was hesitant to bring up names, but eventually I learned to trust that he would manage his own stuff and I did not have to be responsible for that.
I wish your T could do the same. Perhaps if you reiterate that you wish to discuss this from the terms of what it means to you, and not to dish on her colleagues. You might also make an explicit statement like this, "I know that you, as a professional, are able to keep separate what is my stuff and what relates to this agency." Or something along those lines.
Good luck with this. I am so sorry you were so overtly shut down about something so important to you. Even if it is trivial, a T should never refuse to talk about something, IMO.
Take care and let us know how it goes.
gg
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