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Old Dec 27, 2011, 11:35 PM
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I was under the impression from what you've written previously that the therapeutic alliance was ruptured when she made fun of you and never apologized, if indeed such an alliance ever formed in the first place.

I consulted with my previous t/pdoc this summer when I suffered a rupture with my current T which led me to question his personal values. The pdoc's primary frame of reference was, had the therapy been working so far? If so, then continue, and if the values issue started to interfere somehow, I could always revisit my decision. But he did not feel it was a big enough reason to terminate.

So in your case, you feel you are not making progress, but perhaps the consult can help heal the rupture, which could precipitate a breakthrough. So I think it's worth looking into if you can have an open mind about it.

An alternative might be to look into some sort of short form therapy? That seems to be what you are describing. Or even shock therapy? A friend of mine had it done, she seems fine. Because honestly, insight-oriented talk therapy does not seem to be what you really want, even though you keep showing up for it?