Posted by Suedehead on April 19, 2009, at 18:56:22
In reply to family pictures, posted by onceupon on April 19, 2009, at 2:03:10
My therapist doesn't have any photos in the office I see him in; he has a home office, too, but I've never been there, so I don't know how it's decorated.
Am I alone in thinking that a therapist's keeping photos on display might not always be such a bad thing? It's possible that I'd flip out if I ever really saw a picture of his family, but I *think* that I'd like to see them. I tend to like a lot of self-disclosure from him--it makes me feel more connected to him and humanizes him in an appealing way--so maybe that's not surprising. It does hurt to think about his life outside of the therapy room, of course, but the pain is mitigated by the feelings of closeness and trust that his disclosures engender.
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