Posted by Dinah on August 18, 2006, at 16:52:07
In reply to Re: Should I cut back? Continued, posted by pegasus on August 18, 2006, at 9:05:30
I at least taught one therapist. My therapist and I talked about therapeutic neutrality today. He maintained that the therapist was doing his best to keep his feelings and needs separate. I argued that even if I acknowledged that the intentions were noble, there was no way for there to be neutrality in a relationship. I reminded him of a few times when he's attempted to be neutral and pointed out how un-neutral it was in practice.
He did agree with me. So now at least one therapist in the world acknowledges that neutrality in an ongoing relationship is not at all neutral.
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