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Old Aug 04, 2017, 11:29 AM
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I might be annoyed if my therapist asked for feedback regularly because I don't want to spend session time evaluating her performance as a therapist. That's about her, not about me, and I think she should do that on her own time with colleagues or in supervision. I do want her to accept feedback about what's working for me and what isn't when I offer it without automatically assuming it's about my issues. I'm not terribly shy about giving feedback when I feel like it even if it's sort of difficult to say, though, so maybe I'm balking at the idea just because it seems unnecessary.

It reminds me of the part in The Gift of Therapy where Irvin Yalom is trying to ask this perplexing dude what worked for him in the session, and the guy peaces out without answering. I was cheering on the inside because a) I don't think Yalom needs any more positive feedback, and b) I don't think the client is obligated to talk about anything they don't want to talk about, even if it's about the therapist.
Thanks for this!
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