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Old May 29, 2020, 10:56 AM
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I don't remember it ever being okay for a therapist or any mental health professional telling a client/patient what they should do like she told you to drop out of college. I haven't been in therapy for over a year now, but I distinctly remember my first T telling me during a session, after I asked her what I should do about a certain situation, that she can never tell me what to do or direct me to a certain answer. As that is not her role in my life or goal in helping me. She can only do such a thing when/if I were in a dangerous situation such as a domestically abusive/violent relationship or she felt I was an immediate danger to myself/others. I feel like she definitely crossed a professional line with telling you to drop out.

I would feel just as disrespected as you were when she made those false statements about your family. She is obviously ignorant of your culture/family. She definitely needs a session understanding your family history/origins/culture if you do decide to stick with her.

As for asking about Trump and you feel about him. I mean if that was completely out of left field for her to ask I would feel super weird about that too. I wouldn't have a huge issue talking politics with a T, but if T brought up the president/politics on their own and initiated that conversation than I would be weirded out by that because that doesn't seem professional in the slightest for a trained and educated therapist to do. That alone would make me question their thought process out loud to get to the bottom of that or choose not to see them anymore.

Overall I would say that if you really like this T than these comments would warrant a definite conversation. Think about it this way if you continued with this T without addressing your concerns would you be able to get over it in the long run to be able to fully focus on why you're in therapy or would those comments always eat at you in the back of your mind, and if you didn't address the comments and rectify the situation T will probably end up making similar comments down the line.

I wish you the best and hope this situation gets figured out and settled in your mind so it doesn't bother you anymore!
Thanks for this!
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