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Originally Posted by cmac13
My therapist is 65. She is almost 16 years older than me. I needed to have a therapist who was older and mature and maternal. I could not deal with someone my age or younger. I do not worry about her age - you would never know by looking at her. She has the maturity and experience to be sure of herself as a therapist which has benefitted me immensely. I feel like I can tell her anything and she is so open minded.
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Thanks - I could have written this. : -)
Most of my issues are with my mother, so I wanted to find a female T, older than I am. This one's extensive experiences have given her a wisdom and flexibility that i find most valuable (I am sure I'm not an easy client).
Some PC folk have mentioned Ts who seem forever to be trying out new theories on their clients and I would be uncomfortable with that. at the same time, my T is sort of eclectic and moves from one approach to another as needed, but it seems sort of seamless so I don't really notice, at least not at the moment.
One poster here said "I would never see a T younger than myself" - I just wanted to point out that it's easy to say when you are in yr 20;s, but "never say never" is good advice. You can't foresee at what point in your life you will need to go looking for help.
