Thanks. I agree itīs important to know what a vote on a certain party stands for, if it reflects a personīs deeper values or if itīs just "something to vote for as you should vote".
Thatīs though more or less impossible to get to know about a therapist who probably wouldnīt even tell a client "left wing or right wing".
As you say it also has much to do with how one thinks one or the other problem could be solved. Both left and right wing has some kind of solution on how to, as an example, handle people on welfare. But how they actually value and look upon those people differ much and itīs here my concerns emerge as I donīt want a T who "in real life" would look negatively upon me.
I donīt think she actually does but I canīt know what she really thinks about my issues and how autenthic she is when she supports the issues I bring to her.
Sometimes one can meet with a therapist who clearly shows itīs her/his way or no way and who tries to theorise around different issues to get the client to change or "understand the point". My T isnīt at all that way, itīs me who wants like a guarantee that my T can genuinely like me and is authentic within her therapy role.
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Originally Posted by Ididitmyway
This is a valid concern for many clients. I can see how in some cases it'd be impossible to work with the therapist whose political views are very different from your own. I elaborate on this topic in my article here Therapy Consumer Guide - Therapy and Politics
For me the decision to work with the therapist with the different political views would be based on whether I believe their views reflect some deeper moral values or not. Our political positions may or may not reflect our values. I know people with whom I disagree politically who have the same values as I do, but they see the solutions to the societal problems differently from how I see them. I believe their views are based on a lack of education about history and economy, not on a lack of morality or social consciousness. I am pretty sure they think the same about me. With those people I try to continue a dialog no matter how much their views may piss me off.
There are others, however, whose values are clearly different from mine. With those I have nothing to discuss. I know they will follow what they want to follow no matter what I say. If I had a feeling that my therapist was one of those, I would look for a new therapist.
So, it depends.. |