My Support Forums - View Single Post

sarahsweets · Aug 15, 2020 at 01:16 AM

Hey @stopdog: to be fair I don't think not tolerating hostility has anything to do with being a good or bad therapist. I think it many cases if a therapist feels threatened then they end the relationship. However there are plenty of therapists that have an ego problem. I'm in agreement with you that therapy doesn't always help and not everyone will do well, and it's often pushed on people who don't need it or won't benefit from that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by stopdog

A therapist who can't handle negative feelings should not be a therapist and most of them can't and shouldn't. They only do well getting their egos stroked. But I really believe that therapy is not a universal panacea. It does not help everyone and it is NOT the client's fault. Those people oversell and under-deliver. Look around at how clients twist themselves to overlook, forgive, excuse, and put up with horrible behavior from therapists. Good luck with betterhelp.