Hi Radien, I'm afraid I have no words of wisdom to offer you. If you'd be willing to settle for some words of foolishness, read on...
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My dad wants to know why i would talk to a therapist instead of him when he is licensed as well.
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If I were in your position
(fortunately for your dad, I'm not! 
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I'd ask him he foresaw any possibility of a conflict-of-interest problem arising from his dual relationships as my therapist and my parent. If it should ever start to look as if some of the issues for which he was treating me might possibly have anything to do with my family relationships, would he be prepared to refer me to a different therapist?
Specifically, suppose one of the things I wanted to work on in therapy was how to tell my father what was going on with me without upsetting him or getting too upset myself. Would he be able to work on that effectively with me? If so, how would confidentiality work in a situation like that?
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I really don't have the answer for this other than that i don't feel like sharing everything i am feeling with my parents, i feel it would be a bit awkward.
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Entre nous, if your dad weren't able to appreciate that, he'd have some major limitations as a therapist from the get-go.
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My dad keeps asking... why i will not tell him everythin that is wrong when he loves me and cares for me and why i would rather tell a stranger, and leave him in the dark. I don't know how to explain to him that it just isn't something i feel like sharing with my parents.
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Please watch your step.
"See, dad?
That's the kind of thing I need therapy for!"
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