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Originally Posted by Brown Owl 2
It sounds to me like your T might have developed some insecurities about whether she’s being a good therapist. I personally find a bit of self disclosure on the part of the therapist helpful. You describe it as being a weird kind of rupture, and I wonder if you have the expectation that ruptures would be ‘caused’ by the client. In my experience therapists tend to be imperfect and to bring their own insecurities or stuff to the relationship.
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Yes. T is very susceptible to such thoughts. T - on T's account - can ruminate on such minuscule things that makes T an obsessive character.
For me, T's disclosures were big of help, because I could clearly see what comes from who in the relationship. T is certainly not an ideal neutral surface that I could project to.
On the ruptures - there is a considerable chunk of literature on alliance ruptures coming from the client, but I haven't found anything that would cover ruptures caused by the therapist.