Does your T understand what therapy is like on your side of the couch?

Yes, she has been in her own therapy. I plan to ask her if the modality she experienced was schema therapy, which she is using on me.

I know she had experienced transference for her therapist.

She is often able to articulate how I am feeling "in the moment" even when I struggle to find words and even when I've mixed feelings.


Do they have an inkling of the impact it has on you, for better or worse?

Yes, she knows things like how I feel she shows me more care as a paid professional, than my family.

She articulated that my needy, obsessive feelings (which are feelings I hide from her, but she can tell) and my counterdependent reactions to them are natural due to me having strong unmet emotional needs due to neglect and abuse.



Whether you want them to understand you or not, do they really have an accurate take on what you experience in therapy?

I think she has a relatively accurate take on my experience in therapy.

I am very cerebral, T works on getting me to experience emotion.

Growlycat, I'm saddened that your CBT T doesn't seem to understand your feelings.