3rd Times wrote >> It has been my experience that being smart helps in every domain of life, including within therapy, and outside of therapy

I know what you mean but in my experience it has also been a source of ostracism, marginalization, misunderstanding, loneliness, and endless complication, all my life. And in therapy I am plagued by a need to read all about the process, know how it works, who has power, what we are doing, what is going on, which falls between having control issues (because I'm so "smart" I must know better), and a deep need to think about rather than to feel. The psych community has a name for this.... intellectualization.

Omers >> It is very difficult IMO to work with a therapist with a significantly lower IQ than your own. ....
well, hm. With therapy too, I have resigned myself to live it with it - besides, maybe it depends on the T? if psychotherapy is at least as much art as it is science, as my T once commented.

T's years of training, decades of experience, and passion make her very good at her work. I get what I need to stay on track, exploring the dark corners of my house of mirrors, wrestling my demons, and healing.

If her IQ is not mine... well at least I don't have to worry about boring her.
Hang on T! here we go!!