What is this hangup therapists have that they think clients expect them to be perfect? I’ve had them say it to me (and fully expect Info to try that line on Tuesday) and I read it on here a lot.

Yet I’m pretty sure I’ve never expected a therapist to be perfect and I don’t get the sense most clients on here do either. I’ve never even felt the urge to say that to anyone when I’ve disappointed them.

It sounds like a line they learn in therapy school (“Defensive Statements to Make to Clients” 101). Or a neurosis of their own.