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Originally Posted by sunrise
It sounds like what you mean by "overly caring" means the T spends sleepless nights thinking about clients? I hope my T does not overly care about me (that sounds kind of dysfunctional, from how you describe it). I don't want my T to lose sleep over me and my concerns (or about his other clients either). VenusH, it was really interesting to me what you wrote about Ts "caring overly for each and every client." A possible corollary to that is that a T would care to the same extent about all his/her clients. (I realize that's not what you said, but it could be a corollary.) I don't believe my T cares to the same extent for all his clients. Do others believe a T cares the same for all his/her clients?
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I think probably Ts care to a different extent w/ different clients....and that the sort of relationship/manner of relating they might have with one, they may not have the same with another. I'm not sure I'm so clear, but the way I'm meaning is that because I know each of my 4 kids are different in personality/needs, I deal with each of them differently...a form of discipline that works well with one doesn't with another, for instance. I love them all deeply, and none more than the other, but in a sense, I feel a personal, separate love for each of them that has its own particular identity (not the word I want really but the one I want fails me!). So I'm not saying a T cares more really about one client over another (altho it probably can happen) but that the manner of care is different because the client is different in personality and needs. I'm talking about adaptability/flexibility in a sense too....adapting the care according to client/need.
Personally, I think my T cares a great deal for all her clients, because my perception is that she is simply a warm, caring type....but I don't think the care she gives me is just precisely the same as she gives others. But what matters to me is that she is able to understand what sort of care I need and gives it in the measure I need.
hope this is clearer than it seems to me!