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Old Mar 18, 2016, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by BudFox View Post
Did she disclose how she works with this sort of thing, what to expect, or even why it is a good thing that you have developed feelings for her? Hate to be the bringer of doom, but I wonder also in these situations to what extent the T is intoxicated by the flattery and might start feeding off it.
Forgive me, No offense intended but the word "feeding" has a very negative connotation and it feels inappropriate to apply to someone else's positive experience .This is an account is a great of example of a "transference" session handled perfectly well.

First of all , It doesn't really matter what the T feels about only inasmuch as it affect the client. A T can feel what they want about a client. The point here is the this T made the CLIENT feel better about it all, which is the T's job.

I'm concerned that posting "Doom and Gloom" questions presuming sinister motives of any given Therapist, when nothing in the OP's T implies that perspective, could discourage other people from sharing their own needs when they want to.

Transference, feelings, etc happen in Therapy. I dont' see any reason to assume the worse of every T out there. It's my belief that, despite the stories heard here, most Ts are good at handling it, as they should be.
Thanks for this!
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