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Old Apr 14, 2019, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Fuzzybear View Post
Do you give them any second chances? In real life, face to face or possibly on the phone. Or in email if they allow emails.

How do you define unkind? From a therapist or counsellor...

Is anyone in the room ever allowed to feel angry?

Who is the most important person in the room..
Who’s needs “should take priority”
Yes, I give second chances if we talk it through and can work it out to where I both understand and feel understood.
My examples of unkind from a T were:
I disclosed something I had done which should have been a red flag for her that I had been abused and she said we all do shameful things. In a different context the statement may have been ok, but not in that one.
The T canceled our next appointment and never returned my calls to reschedule... it was her way of terminating me and it went on for three aweful months because our paths crossed in the community often. Finally I cornered her and gently confronted her, she called security... but we worked it out and she gave me a referral.
The third one that comes to mind was the T who told me in a very snarky tone “oh, I forgot, you are too disabled to be capable of that” and rolled her eyes. At that time she had severe, not yet diagnosed health issues so I have written it off to that but we never were able to repair the damage.

Personally I think both people are allowed to be angry. HOWEVER if the T is angry I have higher expectations of how they express that anger. The T that got angry because she had father transference with me, totally blew a gasket on me and fired me while I literally cowered in the corner was totally out of line. I had one T get angry at the people that hurt me. I also had a T get angry that I had violated a boundary of theirs unknowingly... but we TALKED it through, not yelling, not blaming, civilized.

Clients needs come first until they infringe on the direct health and/or safety of the T or violate reasonable boundaries of the T. Ie my need for a hug does not rank higher than my T’s need for personal space if he needs it on a given day.
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