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Originally Posted by stopdog
I wouldn't ask -but not just saying Fine as a response to a client asking seems like another power play on the part of the therapist.
Ways Therapists May Use Positional Power
Right to ask questions: Therapists’ roles give them the right to ask questions but not necessarily to answer questions. This discrepancy elevates therapists’ power compared to their clients.
Maintain anonymity: The fact that most therapists know much more about their clients than the reverse gives them a significant power advantage. “Unknown” therapists can easily become mysterious and powerful in the eyes of their clients....
Power in Psychotherapy and Counseling Including Issues of Undue Influence, offered by Zur Institute, Inc. |
But this is how therapy is set up. It’s 100% about the client. If a therapist were to truly answer a question of yours’ you run the risk of them cutting into YOUR therapy time.
Does is tip the power scale?
Make it one-sided?
YES.
Again, because that’s what therapy is. That is the service you are paying for. I’ve said this a million times — therapists are NOT your friends. It’s not their job to tell you about their life, text you (for no reason) between sessions etc...
Stopdog, (respectfully) you seem to have such a deep rooted hatred for psychologists. Is there anything about the field that appeals to you? If not, isn’t it hard being part of an online site specifically geared toward therapy/ therapists?