Nice quote! I think many problems in therapy stem from T:s wanting to be openminded and attentive but when they are met with demands, complaints and so on, they turn to methods and having a certain way of conducting therapy.
I agree with the quote, it could be the T as well as the client who are impaired in some way and brings things into therapy that affects the other part.
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Originally Posted by BudFox
My attitude toward Ts is not relevant here.
I am asking a straightforward question -- What if Sarah's perception is entirely accurate? And the corollary question -- Will nobody grant her that possibility?
The quote about Ferenczi comes to mind again:
"The patient is not always distressed or regressed, the analyst is occasionally impaired and needy. Patients are just as capable of accurate attunement as their analyst; analysts are just as capable of mistaken judgment as their patients. Ferenczi was more willing to openly state this than many others."
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