I tried after the first blow up... from directly to using metaphors she just is not getting it. I even pulled up one of her art projects about being an art therapist and showed her where safety was on her project and how big it was (she used the word in big white letters that were the first thing you saw). I also tried to talk to her about why T1 was so good with me but she thinks she knows him because he is her supervisor so she kept interrupting. I know T1 can act in very different ways depending on what the client needs, he’s told me stories so her “T1” is not necessarily the same as my “T1”. After the first fight T1 said it was because she is used to treating people with addictions not people with trauma. I have yet to meet a person who is addicted without some kind of trauma... but T1 said you have to be different with them then you do with trauma like mine where I didn’t develop addictions. She is a fairly new T without very much experience and I see all of this coming from that. It isn’t my job to teach her but I would rather teach her with words and have her listen than by being put in a very painful place every other week.

The “show me the feels” blow up escalated to where I drew her a graphic picture of CSA with the child desperately trying to get to their safe spot but couldn’t. Even T1 said he did not feel he and I had enough of a safe container to process the picture right now!

T1 said if he had to he would step in and meet with both of us but he didn’t think he would have to. At this point I think he is going to have to before I will give her another chance.