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Originally Posted by YMIHere
On first inspection (reviewing credentials) I thought his primary experience was addiction and that was not my focus so I was disappointed. But he's much more than that and we are getting on famously. Before coming here I never thought of the word "validating," but yes, that's what he does.
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It's so important that a therapist be validating. Very few actually are. Plus, once they suspect or know that you have BPD, everything seems to change. It becomes pointless and even damaging to interact with the therapist.
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Originally Posted by YMIHere
And if I reach out to him between sessions it's OK. First off, I never would have THOUGHT of reaching out between sessions unless there was an emergency or something, but he gave me permission once and it's nice to know he's OK with that. THAT scored high in my book. Seems like he's in it to help, not make money. Though, to be fair, he's NEW. Maybe give him a few more years and he'll be disgruntled like the rest of them lol.
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That's really shocking that you can contact him directly. Very nice. He seems committed. A rarity! Hopefully he won't lose that.