Posted by wishingstar on February 20, 2007, at 16:14:21
In reply to Re: I am naughty (okay, not really, just spoiled) » DannaB, posted by sunnydays on February 20, 2007, at 9:14:55
I just wanted to second what sunnydays said. I saw 2 therapists for a brief time at the end of this past summer. It's a very long story (look in the archives for "Anne".. haha) but they did know about each other. It wasnt a secret at all, but it was hard. I had the same idea at first.. 2 therapists! extra time! great! but in the end it created more problems than it solved. Its inevitable that eventually one therapist will give you totally different advice on the same issue as the second and youll get stuck in the middle, or you'll be having a strong emotional reaction to one of them (angry, hurt, etc) and not be able to tell the other... and then youd be forced to hide a big piece of your emotional life that week, which obviously isnt condusive to therapy. And more practically, like sunny said, most therapists dont allow you to see others at the same time and will get mad if you do. I dont want you to set yourself up for a bad situation down the road.
I'm not telling you not to do it. I'd just recommend you talk to one (or both) of them about it. It's possible that the work you'll be doing will be totally different with each and theyll be ok with it. Who knows. I know the idea of extra time is great, but it could also lead to extra stress.. and who needs that? :)
I'm glad you're finally able to afford it though. I know what a stress it can be to have trouble even getting therapy!
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