May 18, 2019 at 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by nottrustin
If a client wants a therapist to do nothing more than that then that is what they do. Other clients need more than that and often receive it.
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Yup this was my session yesterday. He sat there with nothing to really say or help me. My week was about taking care of my husband who had surgery to remove cancerous tumors in his bladder. It was a rough scary week for me and this session was suppose to be a reprieve and self care for me but turned out to be awkward to sit there in mostly silence. It made me feel I was very alone. I should not have relied so heavily on this appointment to help me deal with my husbands cancer treatment.
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When a child’s emotional needs are not met and a child is repeatedly hurt and abused, this deeply and profoundly affects the child’s development. Wanting those unmet childhood needs in adulthood. Looking for safety, protection, being cherished and loved can often be normal unmet needs in childhood, and the survivor searches for these in other adults. This can be where survivors search for mother and father figures. Transference issues in counseling can occur and this is normal for childhood abuse survivors.
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