Posted by twinleaf on May 22, 2007, at 16:08:25
In reply to Seductiveness in therapy on part of therapist, posted by Dinah on May 21, 2007, at 12:22:51
I agree, Dinah. Everyone, including therapists, are different in the intensity of their needs to be loved, depended upon, thought special, even thought to be sexy. One, in a way, enters a minefield of these needs when you see a therapist- both your own and theirs; you just hope and trust that you will be safe there, and be enabled to grow- that they are mature enough to recognize their own countertransferences and deal with them in a manner that will allow for that. What happened to me is, not just a huge shock to me, but a real and continuing shock to my new therapist, He's helping me a lot with it though. Things are much better than they were a few months ago.
About that phone: you've been such a faithful, hard-working and reliable client- you are not at all demanding- but i would say: ask him to turn off the **** thing!
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