Posted by B2chica on March 17, 2006, at 11:39:41
In reply to Therapist Self-Revealing, posted by Rigby on March 17, 2006, at 10:41:36
i think it's not uncommon, but could lead to serious violations on your part. afterall you are there to talk about you, not her. unfortunately i've found this out about several therapists, that they want to relate to you (or make you think they do) so hard that they bring in way too much info.
my old T rarely said anything about himself but if he did he'd ask first or say after he hoped i didn't mind talking about personal thoughts, 'stuff'.
however, my new T i think is just trying too hard to be "just like me'. i think she thinks she needs to 'relate' to me inorder for me to feel comfortable or to open up. when actually it does the exact opposite.
short version, her intentions are true but the method is wrong.it seems like maybe your T is totally missing the boat. sounds like she is getting too caught up in 'learning' or 'sharing' things that she seems to forget why she's there.
on the one hand, its' nice that she shares but then there's the point where maybe you need to send HER a bill.
be careful and keep an eye on this issue. have you looked at other T's?i'm afraid i couldn't offer much advice to you, FWIW
b2c.
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