Posted by Daisym on September 2, 2006, at 15:20:35
In reply to Asked ex-T for phone session, posted by pegasus on September 2, 2006, at 12:54:53
I think we imprint the therapist(s) we get close to in ways that can't be articulated nor fully understood.
The research is interesting in that patients (clients) who get better, often do so by imitating a particular characteristic of the therapist they are attached to, and the stability of that therapist is what keeps the client together. And this can't be just "switched" to anyone else.
I love Dinah's analogy of "therapists aren't washing machines that can be traded in or just replaced" -- or something along those lines. Yes, they serve a function. But it is so much more than that, isn't it?
Also, I believe you made a good move in emailing. When something nags at you like this, confronting it, for better or worse, gets you unstuck. And yes, sometimes late is just late.
I hope you hear from him soon.
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