Posted by messadivoce on September 18, 2005, at 11:24:28
In reply to therapist disclosure, posted by happyflower on September 17, 2005, at 23:41:19
I would venture to say that the more transference, the less helpful disclosure may be. With my first T I had transference flying all over the place. I didn't know anything about him except his name but I was still caught deep in all my feelings for him, and my assumptions. It took a long time to work through; I can't imagine how complicated it would have been had he told me something more about himself. At my last session I asked him if he had any kids and if he was married, and he said yes to both. But I kind of suspected that anyway. But it solidified in my mind the notion that he is a "perfect" husband and father.
My second T was a woman about my mom's age, and I didn't really experience transference, I don't think. She was a little more open about her life; I knew what her husband did and that she had 3 daughters and their ages. Her whole manner was different with me. She was not so psychodynamic, which was what I was used to. I think disclosure needs to be handled very carefully from a T's perspective, because there are enough factors in there to keep everyone busy analyzing without throwing facts about the T's life in the mix.
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