Personally, I have gone through many therapists over the unorganized years....but about 10 years ago, I got lucky and found one who was certified in EMDR. We used that to deal w/ most of my PTSD problems & it was always very fruitful. But in the past 6 months he has been giving me this "Physician Heal Thyself" attitude. NO MATTER WHAT I ask him, he counters it w/ "What would you tell one of your clients?"
and I find that within the past month, I make appts. and pace around on the morning of the appt. day & then wind up calling and cancelling out. I am just so afraid that if he uses that line ONE MORE TIME, I will lose it! There have also been some old PTSD issues that have re-surfaced, but w/ his attitude as of late, I don't feel as comfortable about doing it with him anymore.

I think I need that backpack too---but he'd try to fill it with more self-help books!