Posted by caraher on November 2, 2005, at 14:17:13
In reply to Re: I keep thinking my therapist is inappropriate. » ClearSkies, posted by Jen Star on November 2, 2005, at 11:00:04
> Another poster, I think, we encouraged by her T to see a priest and it's working out really well. So maybe your T has had experiences where religion has helped people, and she's just trying to provide you with lots of options.
Jen, I think it makes a BIG difference that, rather than encouraging the patient to look within an *existing* spiritual framework, this T both suggesting attending the T's church ("this" church as opposed to "a" church of your choice) AND accompanied it with a speech about God's plan, etc. That's not therapy, that's an attempt to steer someone to the T's religion.
I had a friend whose T started out nonjudgmental then, after many months, one day unloaded a big religion-based "you're lesbian and that's as bad as any other sin" speech on her. This was in a rural part of Minnesota. So it's not just a southern thing...
The new prospective T sounds like a good match. I'm glad that went well!
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