The s thread had me thinking about when I used my therapist name and when she used mine. I mostly used it with my attachment therapist and rarely with my standby therapist.

I went back to a fe recordings and the use of names came about when I was not in an adult moment. It was like when a kid keeps calling mom [therapist name] even though mom is right next to them. The kid uses the name to make sure they are heard, ut more importantly to get what they want from the parent. Many times when my own kid was young I had to read between the lines to figure out what he wanted. Same thing was going on with my therapist.

The therapist use of my name was clearly to get my attention, to let me know the child [my name] was safe and secure. Interesting what some threads help a person figure out about their own press.

Thank you OP.