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Originally Posted by feileacan
I don't know what kind of work you are doing with those kids but I think your answer tells you where you still have to do your own work. Your discomfort stems from yourself and is not the problem of the person who asks. Keeping boundaries is not the same as feeling discomfort when clients ask loaded questions. The more comfortable you are with your own feelings the more comfortable you can be with others feelings and the more effective you can be for your clients.
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I'm not quite sure how to respond to your comment. It comes off quite presumptuous. I am not sure why you seem to think that therapists are not human beings who have human reactions to experiences with clients. I can manage being asked a loaded question just fine and I would address it with the client in as sensitive a manner as I could. My response to the original poster was meant to present two perspectives for them to consider and nothing more. I care very much for the kids I work with but love is level of caring I reserve for family and friends. I have many colleagues who feel the same way and there are probably therapists out there who don't and that is fine.
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