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Originally Posted by gaia67
I just started seeing a new therapist. Her office is set up so that she sits behind her desk, and her client(s) sit across the desk from her. This seems odd to me - sort of hierarchical and off-putting. Would it bother any of you? Would you say something? I get the feeling she is a fairly new therapist.
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This would definitely bother me. It would be way too formal. I am not sure if I could relax in that type of setting. As for saying something, I did tell my therapist I was uncomfortable sitting on the couch and her in the chair. The reason was that her chair was higher than the couch. I felt like I was looking up to an authority figure.
She said she could understand why I felt that way. We moved to the floor for the next few sessions. Then I came in one day and noticed she had bought a new chair! It was at the same level as the couch.
It made me feel good to know that she really did take into account what I told her and she did something about it.