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Originally Posted by atisketatasket
I’m apparently defining “therapeutic relationship” and “relationship with the therapist” differently from most of you. They are not synonymous. One is with the therapist in their space as a therapist and is a tool for the client to use to reach the goal for which they are in therapy (not a goal of therapy), the other is outside that space with them not as a therapist.
So, yes, if someone is in long-term therapy, the therapeutic relationship is not necessarily “temporary.” But a relationship with the therapist is still not the goal of the therapy.
I’ve taken up too much of LT’s thread with my unappealing semantics and theories. However, I do have a newsletter and it is printed beautifully on fading carbon paper...subscribe! 
Over to you, LT...what happened with trying a female therapist? |
So, I have a phone consult with a female one tomorrow. A potential appointment with a male T Wednesday. And then I'm waiting to hear back from another female T, who offered an intake session, but I asked if she'd be willing to do either brief phone call or answer a couple questions over email first (and if not, I'll just schedule session). The guy, he answered email questions already. I also have a few outstanding "are you taking new clients?" queries to other female T's (one did reply, but out of town for a couple weeks, so figure will check out the others first). So, we'll see...