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Originally Posted by QuietMind
I'm in schema therapy like you are and I WISH my T would explain things like yours does! I'm highly resistant to imagery due to my past, so T giving psychoeducation like in your post would really help me.
As it is, I read all the schema therapy clinician books I could find and other literature on imagery rescripting as it's used in several modalities but am still on the fence...
If T explained, I'd feel like we're a team of equals, not her as a guru doing things and expecting me to blindly trust.
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Hi Quiet Mind
I'm sorry that your T is not so open. I think I would find that hard too.
When I was starting therapy, I told T that there was a gap of a few months between me deciding to go to therapy and me selecting a therapist, and then several more months after that until I made my first appointment. I told T how I had researched everything I possibly could about him online, ahead of the first appointment. (Like e.g. what his qualifications exactly mean, where did he get them, how well is that university rated for psychology and how does their course differ from others, how does his practice compare to other private practices in the same area. And other slightly obsessive stuff like that.)
T said that it is quite normal for people to look up things about their T before choosing to start therapy. But he also said "I think you have difficulty trusting people".
Spot on! I knew right away that he would have a good understanding of me. Maybe that is why he has always been so open about the therapy methods and aims. I do find it really helpful.
Do you think you could try asking your T directly to talk about those things? I wonder what she would say. Or maybe you have already tried.