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Old Nov 02, 2020, 06:24 AM
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In this thread, you are very oriented toward taking care of your therapist, and empathizing with her, mentalizing.

This is backwards.

She might be on to something about the dynamic, but she is handling it unprofessionally herself.

There is zero pressure on you to be "professional", you are the patient here.

Part of her job is to offer a safe space consistently, and you seem to now feel the relationship is threatened . You shouldn't be in the position of needing to set boundaries and telling your own T to work this out in supervision, but here you are.

It seem like a good amount of countertransference is affecting her. I hope she steps up next session and repairs.

I wonder if she has trouble accepting care in her real life, or if the whole backdrop of 2020's stresses is getting to her?

You seem like a rewarding client, open-minded, self aware , and insightful .
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Last edited by SalingerEsme; Nov 02, 2020 at 06:28 AM. Reason: spelling blooper
Thanks for this!
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