Should I be as suspicious about my therapist's boundaries as I am? My therapist extended our sessions way past 50 minutes, and tells me I can reach out to them anytime about anything, says they like talking to me, and tells me personally stories.
I would agree with you that you have reason to be concerned.
Therapeutic boundaries are essential to therapy, as in without them the enga...
Is it wrong to ask my therapist about his politics? I get on great with him but if he was a right-wing/Trump voter I would terminate. Some of his Twitter posts are worrying (he supported Dave Chappelle during the trans debacle)?
I think a more productive conversation to have with your therapist than vetting his particular politics would be to explore with him this...
Why, while telling my therapist about a traumatic event, she tells me it sounds like you’re reading from a textbook as if you’re not talking about yourself? What does that mean?
Maybe your therapist isn’t as well versed on how trauma typically comes out, especially the first time someone tells their story?
If this...
How do I ask my therapist for a hug. I love hugs they are the one thing that helped me stay on this world. I'm not sure about my therapist boundaries but she seems easy going. I have a huge fear of rejection and a long history of being pushed away?
Thank you for the A2A. I have to warn you that you are asking someone who feels terrified of outright asking my own therapist for a hug...
Do you typically refer a long term client out after there’s a rupture/intense fight in a session? She feels ineffective and gave me referrals for therapists with more training in dialectic therapy. I didn’t request Dialectic therapy!
Based on things you’ve shared in the past, this therapist has been problematic for a long time now. Her main issue is lack of comfort or ...
Does your family of origin reinforce your cognitive distortions, or your negative feelings about yourself? Maybe, in therapy, feeling so much better.. and yet, just an afternoon or two, setting you back..
Yes it does, which is where I have gotten the sense that no matter how much work I do on myself I can never truly escape. It’s why as har...
If therapists feel respect, love, and unconditional poz regard for all their clients (as many say so here on Quora) why can't they feel the same for everyone they meet/have ever met outside of the therapy room during their entire lives?
That’s a really interesting question. I strive to show that unconditional positive regard for people in my life and I’ve found it’s not t...
Are your parents remarkably, even blissfully unaware? In therapy, this topic, a common discussion.. still, how best, tamping down your emotions, with an elderly parent? What does your therapist advise, in cases such as this?
I told my father once that I was in therapy, and even a little bit about it.
My mother was the one who initially turned me off to therapy...