I had one annoying T. I am glad that she left the office because I love my current T. She is real good about following the ethical code of the profession, very encouraging, sweet and gentle in her therapy style. (I need a gentle therapy style and the other T had more of a blunt/probing therapy style.)
But, I am also intimidated by the idea of becoming an addiction counselor. I lead group for the first time last week and I didn't do real hot. I have a good idea for my next group. Yet, I worry because I tend to still get shocked by what the clients say and show it. I don't want to show it because my counselor's ability not to react to me makes me feel safe to share whatever I need to share. I worry that they might think that this means that I can't relate to them but I know what it is like to loss a job, loss a close relative to death, struggle with depression and finances. So, I think that I can relate to them.