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Originally Posted by susannahsays
I think I misunderstood your first response. I thought you meant that using names was manipulative.
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I'm saying that NOT using the client's name is manipulative. Or just plain weird. It's also distancing, which is antithetical to intimate disclosure.
When I visit my dentist, we greet each other by name and shake hands. When I visited therapists it was just awkward and bizarre start to finish.