Yes, mine is PhD, but I call him by his first name. All the other therapists in his practice are PhDs, but go by their first names. I can't imagine establishing a therapeutic rapport with someone I called "doctor." That said, my I call my pdoc "doctor" but I see his role in my life as supportive, but completely different from that of a therapist, even though he is extremely kind. I don't know that I see a connection between self-disclosure and the title they use. I how much a t discloses is much more related to their beliefs about self-disclosure and their therapeutic orientation.
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