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Old Nov 06, 2018, 09:14 AM
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valuable advice!

I agree with the poster who suggested you are actually looking for a way and reason to quit this therapist. It sounds to me like you are already uncomfortable. If this is the case then it is time to move out and move on now.

It surprises me the suggestion that a therapist or psychiatrist would make sexual overatures including the innuendo game. I would think most professionals would take a 'hands off' approach and not risk losing their livelihood. Could it be that in most cases the client is misreading the communication and cues of the mental healthcare provider? I am of the opinion that this is usually the case. I am guessing this comes from an overwhelming need to be accepted and feel loved. Thus, the misinterpretation of the effort to be friendly and less intimidating on the part of the professional. They are after all just that.

A red flag to me would be a professional belittling or not taking seriously a client's concern or difficulty.