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Originally Posted by sunrise
Confused, I'm glad you feel unstuck for the moment.
(underlinings mine) I think you have to be able to tell the therapist what you want to work on, otherwise, how are they to know? The client has to give the therapist something to work with. I can understand your therapist not knowing how to proceed if he doesn't know why you are there. When a person first goes to therapy, often during the first appointment, the therapist will ask, "what brings you here today?" What did you say at your first appointment when your T asked you that? Do you still want to work on that same thing? Or have you conquered that issue and are now wondering if you have further issues to work on? I think there is nothing wrong indeed from going to therapy with a problem, working on it with a good T, solving the problem, and then ending therapy. I think that's a good outcome!!
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i thoroughly agree with that. i think good therapy is like good parenting. you help the person get to a point where they can handle things on their own and then set them free!
you can then be a home base, for when things arise and they begin to feel overwhelmed and things of that nature.