Re: How do you do therapy?

Posted by shrinking violet on September 3, 2004, at 20:00:38

In reply to Re: How do you *do* therapy? » shrinking violet, posted by Dinah on September 3, 2004, at 0:32:02

>> I started out by reading my writing on the hard stuff. He wouldn't let me just give it to him (although he does now). He'd make me read it aloud.
Yep, I've done this too. I would give her journal entries and she'd read them in-between sessions, but whenever she tried to bring up stuff in session, I'd shut down. So we tried my reading them aloud, but we never really discussed any of them; I'd read and she'd comment, and then I'd read more, etc. I'm not good at spontaneous conversation or free association at all. Now we're back to my giving her stuff in session and she reads it, but it still doesn't feel like I'm actually working through anything. I'm so unbelievably frustrated with myself right now...
Thanks for your thoughts, I appreciate the time.

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Re: How do you *do* therapy? » shrinking violet Dinah 9/3/04
Re: How do you *do* therapy? daisym 9/3/04
Re: How do you *do* therapy? » shrinking violet Poet 9/3/04
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Re: How do you *do* therapy? » thewrite1 shrinking violet 9/3/04
Re: How do you *do* therapy? » gardenergirl shrinking violet 9/3/04
Re: How do you *do* therapy? shrinking violet 9/3/04
Re: How do you *do* therapy? » daisym shrinking violet 9/3/04
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