Posted by Dinah on February 25, 2013, at 11:04:26
In reply to Re: long road in psychotherapy » Dinah, posted by deerock on February 25, 2013, at 10:52:51
If it's not a recurring problem, it's easier to forget and forgive.
I never needed to get past it. In some cases, it was adjunct therapy. In another case, my therapist returned. Once (in that same period) I moved on after one session.
In the case where my therapist returned to town, the woman actually was disapproving. When she started talking about my clothing and hair choices, it was just the last straw.
On the other hand, I met a female neurologist who I would have adored as a therapist. And was more unhappy with a rather brusque male psychologist than I ever was with any of the females. So it's not entirely a question of gender.
I guess I don't see the point of accepting a therapist I wasn't happy with. There are so many of them. I'd no sooner work with a therapist who wasn't right than I'd marry a husband who wasn't right or choose a roommate who wasn't right. I accept less than desirable in medical doctors, because it's a less intimate relationship.
I would only see the point of it if involved the problem that brought me to therapy. Which may or may not apply to you?
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