Posted by lucielu2 on July 12, 2011, at 19:54:44
In reply to Techniques, posted by Daisym on July 12, 2011, at 15:33:24
This is a big issue for me. I can't stand any "artifice" in therapy, e.g. using a "therapeutic" voice or saying something I imagine to be on p. 63 of the therapist's manual. I can be a real pain about it. When I started long-term therapy, I butted up again this at every session, which was bumpy and difficult for both of us. It took us literally years to negotiate a very human relationship in which I felt comfortable and secure in my belief that I was seeing the person he really is and that he was reacting to me in a very genuine way. I really learned to trust him through his letting me see who he is.
I have never tried some of these other approaches, but I'd have to guess it would be a problem there, too. I have to say that this is just me, it's no slur on any of these techniques.
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