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Old Dec 28, 2015, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Argonautomobile View Post
I really always thought it was a given that power was skewed toward the therapist. They're the experts, right? We go to their offices for their expertise. Often we go in considerable distress and with considerable vulnerability.

Does the fact that we pay them really equalize it?
It does equalize it for me. It may not be the same for others.

If they abuse that vulnerability, I walk.

As for their expertise...they are only experts if we recognize them as such.