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Originally Posted by tomatenoir
Because the client is not a dependant child in the therapist's care. The therapist has not made a marriage vow to the client, to love and protect them forever.
They've made a business contract with the client - - to provide therapy sessions for payment. They have not promised to be there for them forever, no matter what.
I have a trusting relationship with my therapist. But I've never assumed that means one of us will never leave.
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What you're describing is the way therapy SHOULD be: a business contract made clear from the beginning. Unfortunately a **** ton of therapists are not clear at all, encourage dependency/enmeshment from their clients (who are often very vulnerable and needy). Look no further than this forum to see that this happens a lot. Look at how many threads talk about how it's about love in the therapeutic relationship, how it's still a real relationship, etc. Is it any wonder that many clients feel abandoned when it all turns out to be an illusion? I think that's what Budfox was saying and I don't quite understand why you think his comment is irrelevant.