oh dear ... as if Jewish people are the ONLY ones who have a tendency to see things in black and white!!

I've lost count of the number of times my therapist has told me to 'look for the grey!' ... and I'm not Jewish!

I've seen one therapist who had a social work degree, and she and I didnt really click ... but I wouldnt say that she was incompetant or anything. She was alot freer with what we did in our sessions that other psychologists I have seen.

With the psychologists I have seen, there have been alot of assessments and 'homework' tasks to do. But with the social worker I saw, our sessions were more relaxed and just 'went with the flow'. The social worker and I used to sit on the carpetted floor for our sessions, and she was a hugger (... not really my cup of tea!), but none of the psychologists I saw ever offerred any alternatives from the 'traditional'.

This is very hard to generalise about though ... and it would have to have alot to do with which country you live in too I imagine.