Posted by toojane on February 2, 2007, at 14:15:04
In reply to Re: Abusive therapist *TRIGGER*, posted by vwoolf on February 2, 2007, at 13:21:17
> I just want to add to this. There is so much secrecy around the profession, because of Freudian concepts of the therapist being a "blank slate" that it is very difficult to know anything about them at all. Usually you are lucky if you have a referral from another trusted professional. As for the client being able to judge them, it is simply impossible. They cannot be scrutinised.
Yes. I find the threads where posters confess they've googled their therapists and feel guilty about it so interesting. Some wrote that their therapists have been angry that their patients researched them on the internet. Patients are not allowed to know anything about their therapists. You generally can find out what degree they have and where they went to school and what type of therapy they practice but any information after that is whatever they feel like sharing.
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