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Old Jul 18, 2011, 09:56 AM
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I have my regular T and my PDoc who does some general therapy with me and med review. They are both on the same page, and one relies on the other. If you are
thinking about see another T it makes me wonder if you feel something is lacking with your current therapy. I'm tempted to see a woman a few times, since I have transference issues with my male T. I would not inform him unless I planned to make a switch. I dont see anything wrong with testing the waters for a short time.

Prior to my current T I saw a LADC to deal specifically with my Husbands alcoholism and then I started to see my current T to help me deal with my specific issues.
I think they complimented each other. They were able to share info about me but they were addressing different problems.
Thanks Masimo, I do feel quite stuck with my T - I totally respect him and it has taken me so long to get where I am now with him, that I wouldn't want to give that up - I do think he knows me and that would take a long time to rebuild with someone else. Plus he has sat with me in the darkest times and someone else would not know that bit of me, which I think is an important bit.

I want to share more with him, but I just don't know how to do it. I just thought that a few sessions with another T may help me in being more honest with him - I guess someone to "hold my hand" to make me braver.

However maybe this is something that I need to do on my own, find my bravery myself - maybe that in itself is part of the process.
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