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Originally Posted by FallingFreely
I appreciate your point of view, though my viewpoint is much different.
I think having a specific in-therapy event that triggered such big feelings is an incredibly useful tool for a good therapist.
Agreed that an incompetent therapist may sit there and just listen without learning or interpreting anything, but a good therapist would see this as a ripe opportunity to work with strong feelings and focus on underlying causes, try to determine what keeps feeding the feelings etc. He/she might analyze how the client expresses anger .
Also, the client may be unwell, but I don't think that's something that should be held against them. I'd guess a year of dwelling on something like a missed appointment is pretty standard for untreated OCD.
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It certainly shouldn't be held against them, I never said it should, but they shouldn't be taken advantage of either.
Certainly could be OCD. So why no strategies are being suggested? How is it helping a client that he or she sits there distraught and nothing is being resolved? Therapist can't address that they missed an appointment? For a year? While client keeps paying being upset over something therapist did?
I don't really care if it's tedious for a therapist, I am concerned about clients, not therapists.
I really don't agree that a t who triggers clients badly and then watches them unravel for a year, is an awesome t. If they are unable to help then it would be much better to admit they can't help and find appropriate resources. Maybe help a client to find someone who specializes in OCD if that's the case.