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Originally Posted by susannahsays
Seems like the acknowledgement that what they are saying is from a therapeutic lens is pretty "real." I don't know why I should care what they personally think. If I did want personal opinions on something, I'd just go online and ask people.
I don't need to make a paid appointment to obtain a personal opinion.
That said, I wouldn't be very impressed if the one I see said something like that because it sounds pompous and condescending. Reminds me of how missbella was talking about dominance signaling in another thread.
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A therapist ‘pausing’, saying ‘well’ and then adding ‘as a therapist’ is definitely avoiding a personal opinion and providing a more therapeutic one, so I agree with you. However, as the questions I am referring to are often asked because I already disagree with this therapeutic answer I anticipate they will deliver, a more personal one works better for me as it may agree with my personal view. This then strengthens my view, which can be purposeful in so many ways in terms of how I choose to approach things, which the client is the one who always decides. A more therapeutic one, which may not be so useful (because not everything is completely valid and/or representative of the wider population), may shut down something important.
Ignore me if none of this makes sense 👀