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Originally Posted by SarahSweden
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I've though read a lot of examples directly from therapists who welcome feedback and try to emphatise with the clients even if the feedback is negative. Those therapists have all worked within private practises and often they did a huge amount of sessions before getting their license, perhaps that affects how they are able to handle criticism.
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I had a different experience with a T in private practice whom I saw for 6 years before she terminated because "she didn't have the emotional resources" to continue. She had the highest level of qualification in my country and 2 years of specialized training after that. Was in a supervision group that was led by an author, consultant, and trainer with an international reputation, though not perhaps the first name people would recognize.
Like you, I thought that therapists wanted to hear what I had to say. I expected that from them. It is what they say about their role and I believed it.
I was wrong.
So -- if your expectation and their ideal of what they do cannot be realized in real life -- what do you do next? Maybe you'll find a therapist you feel OK about, maybe not. Is there anything you might get from the experience anyway that could be useful?