yea sometimes developing an attachment with the therapist that includes romantic feelings and ideas sure can mess things up. This is in part one of the reasons I choose therapists of the same gender that I am. So that I am not sitting across from a guy that I think is cute and so on and end up in this very situation. (not to mention its hard in general for me to talk to a male guy about being raped by a guy. and then lop on top that here I am sitting in a room alone with a cute guy talking about sexual issues. yeeeaa been there done that not putting myself into that situation again LOL)
What I did about it was told the guy -
Um this is going to sound weird but I am romantically attracted to you so lets put in for a new FEMALE therapist please.
The guy laughed and said he gets this situation many times but I was the only one that recognized it and did the right thing by asking for a new therapist. and He ended the session and he handed in my file for reassignment.
Some people can handle recognizing the situation and discussing it with the therapist so that the situation of "attachments during therapy" does not interfere with the therapy process but there was no way I could concentrate so I knew right away talking it out with him including his telling me the agency rules and state mental health guidelines around dual relationships was not the way for me to go. the only right way for me was to get a new therapist.
My advice talk to your therapist and let her know you have grown so attached that you now have a romantic interenst as in a crush on her. that way you two can take care of the situation and look at your options and which options the two of you would like to use in this situation. otherwise if it isn't taken care of right now it can and most likely will interfere with your therapy process and in that case you may not have the choice of staying with her as a client. she may see the problem as your not willing to trust her or any number of other problems for which she may thing closing with her is the best option.
Right now you have the chance to take care of the situation between you and your therapist. my advice use it to your advantage by talking it out with her and in the end doing what YOU want about the situation instead of having that choice taken away from you because of her misunderstanding what is going on because you dont tell her.
Good luck in what ever you decide to do.
Hang in there
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