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Old Oct 08, 2020, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by atisketatasket View Post
So they say—but it’s not where you stand with the therapist, it’s where you stand with the people that the therapist symbolizes.

A relationship with the therapist is not the goal of the therapy.

And this is a big problem with Dr. T--he doesn't seem to buy into transference, so seems unwilling (or at least very uncomfortable) digging into what the therapist symbolizes. So then we get stuck in the relationship, even if I'm aware that it's likely coming from elsewhere. Because he doesn't seem open to going into the "elsewhere," saying he thinks it's between us.
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