I think educating to be a therapist and work as a therapist includes using filters to some extent, or else there is no therapy. If a T uses no filters at all that would mean he/she shows how he/she feels about what a client tells him/her based on his/her values.
As an example, if a T feels it very important to him/her to be fit and live a healthy life and meets with a client who is overweight and never exercise - being totally open and non-filtered towards that client wouldnīt work. I mean, that T canīt show he/she thinks this client should loose weight and say that to the client.
There are such situations all the time. To me, unfiltered therapists means there is no therapy, then a client would meet with the therapist's private selves and that wouldnīt benefit him/her.
I donīt want a T to lie of course but thatīs another thing. To me a T isnīt there to tell a client "the truth" based on what he/she thinks or values but rather support the client towards a more healthy way of living, especially on a mental level.
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Originally Posted by awkwardlyyours
In therapy (and applies as well, to stuff outside of therapy) --
Do you wish that the therapist / other person would say exactly what's on their mind, unfiltered?
Or, would you prefer that they apply some sort of filter?
If a filter, what are the general circumstances under which you'd prefer a filter?
I used to be a huge fan of the Totally-Unfiltered option but I'm no longer sure I have the stomach to deal with it.
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