For those of you interested in therapist's offices

stopdog · Jun 15, 2014 at 11:08 PM

Slate had this.

Mark Gerald photographs psychoanalysts in his series, ?In The Shadow of Freud?s Couch.?

SoupDragon · Jun 15, 2014 at 11:16 PM

Wow, some of them look scary!

stopdog · Jun 15, 2014 at 11:17 PM

Read the comments on slate - very funny. I agree - most of them are too strange for me. Two of the men especially would really freak me out if I walked into their office.

Parley · Jun 15, 2014 at 11:21 PM

oh my gosh~ I got lucky! That first one is crazy. My mind would be scattered.

HazelGirl · Jun 15, 2014 at 11:24 PM

Scary?

They're not too weird...or maybe my T is weird and so I don't notice.

feralkittymom · Jun 16, 2014 at 12:08 AM

OMG--ego personified! Martin Bergmann's (4th from the end) is the only office I could stand to be in; looking out that big window would be lovely.

growlycat · Jun 16, 2014 at 12:13 AM

Main T's office is most like phil lippman's ---cluttered, bookish, etc.

The others look crazy--It would encourage me to keep my eyes closed!!!!

rainboots87 · Jun 16, 2014 at 01:18 AM

Most of these look so cluttered and busy- I don't think I'd want to have therapy in offices like theirs. My Ts have had simple offices with neutral colors and that weren't too empty or too chaotic and cluttered.

CantExplain · Jun 16, 2014 at 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

Slate had this.

Mark Gerald photographs psychoanalysts in his series, ?In The Shadow of Freud?s Couch.?

Most of these offices are too cluttered or too "busy".

CantExplain · Jun 16, 2014 at 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by rainboots87

Most of these look so cluttered and busy- I don't think I'd want to have therapy in offices like theirs. My Ts have had simple offices with neutral colors and that weren't too empty or too chaotic and cluttered.

Eek! You took the words right out of my mouth!
(It must have been while you were kissing me...

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Asiablue · Jun 16, 2014 at 06:34 AM

Virtually having a panic attack just looking at those offices. There is not one of those T's I'd ever trust, they all look madder than me and that's not a good sign hahahaha

sweepy62 · Jun 16, 2014 at 06:46 AM

I hate clutter, and some had beds in them, that would freak me out, anyway they look too closed in, too loud and busy for my taste. I would not be comfortable in any of the ones I saw, or even the therapists in them.

SabinaS · Jun 16, 2014 at 07:55 AM

... the quickest way to induce a migraine or psychotic episode. Dear lord, that first one; I wonder how many patients run for the hills after their first session with Anni? Reminds me of my grandmother's house, which is not a good thing *shudders*.

tinyrabbit · Jun 16, 2014 at 08:17 AM

They are freaky!

unaluna · Jun 16, 2014 at 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by CantExplain

Most of these offices are too cluttered or too "busy".

Yeah all of a sudden my apartment looks a lot cleaner!! No wonder they cant figure out what "causes" hoarding or how to cure it!!

stopdog · Jun 16, 2014 at 08:50 AM

The only thing I found especially creepy in the first one was the dolls. It was the men themselves who freaked me out, especially the pompous ones and the mountain man guy.
The women all looked okay to me except the one with the dog. And her office seemed okay, she just looked odd. And I cannot imagine lying down near any of them.

nottrustin · Jun 16, 2014 at 08:51 AM

There is WAY to much going on in most of them...although, they would be great for finding something else rather than looking at T..not very relaxing though.

Jun 16, 2014 at 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by sweepy62

I hate clutter, and some had beds in them, that would freak me out, anyway they look too closed in, too loud and busy for my taste. I would not be comfortable in any of the ones I saw, or even the therapists in them.

I thought the beds were weird too. Does anybody lie down for therapy these days?

I think I've been to a worse one though. I went for an initial session with a T before I found one I liked; the room was in a doctors surgery and it was more like a cupboard. It was completely empty save for two uncomfortable chairs and a fire escape poster on the wall, and he said it was cold so he put on a heater and I sweated my way through the session. He was strange and kept telling his own stupid stories. Suffice to say I didn't go back!

SabinaS · Jun 16, 2014 at 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

The only thing I found especially creepy in the first one was the dolls. It was the men themselves who freaked me out, especially the pompous ones and the mountain man guy.
The women all looked okay to me except the one with the dog. And her office seemed okay, she just looked odd. And I cannot imagine lying down near any of them.

Agreed, the men folk are a bit creepy/pompous, especially Bob 'Freud's no. 1 fan' Weinstein. I like the look of Phillip though, perhaps because he looks a bit like my T, perhaps because he looks a bit batty. The women did not look ok to me, so glad I see a male therapist.

This is why a lot of therapists don't publish their picture on the internet, faces and expressions can evoke all kinds of feelings. My friend once chose a T based on her website picture... spitting image of her mother but she hadn't realised.

OneWorld · Jun 16, 2014 at 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Echos Myron

I thought the beds were weird too. Does anybody lie down for therapy these days?

No way on earth i would lie down in any of those rooms.

I don't even want to lie down in my T's office.

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feralkittymom Grand Magnate Member Since Aug 2012 Location: yada Posts: 4,415 11 1,974 hugs given	Jun 16, 2014 at 12:08 AM #6 OMG--ego personified! Martin Bergmann's (4th from the end) is the only office I could stand to be in; looking out that big window would be lovely.
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growlycat Therapy Ninja Member Since Jan 2007 Location: How did I get here? Posts: 10,308 17 16.1k hugs given	Jun 16, 2014 at 12:13 AM #7 Main T's office is most like phil lippman's ---cluttered, bookish, etc. The others look crazy--It would encourage me to keep my eyes closed!!!!
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rainboots87 Veteran Member Member Since Mar 2012 Location: usa Posts: 654 12 671 hugs given	Jun 16, 2014 at 01:18 AM #8 Most of these look so cluttered and busy- I don't think I'd want to have therapy in offices like theirs. My Ts have had simple offices with neutral colors and that weren't too empty or too chaotic and cluttered.
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Asiablue Grand Magnate Member Since Apr 2011 Location: in her own dark fairytale Posts: 3,086 13 435 hugs given	Jun 16, 2014 at 06:34 AM #11 Virtually having a panic attack just looking at those offices. There is not one of those T's I'd ever trust, they all look madder than me and that's not a good sign hahahaha __________________ INFP Introvert(67%) iNtuitive(50%) iNtuitive Feeling(75%) Perceiving(44)%
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sweepy62 Grand Magnate Member Since Sep 2011 Location: usa Posts: 3,615 12 483 hugs given	Jun 16, 2014 at 06:46 AM #12 I hate clutter, and some had beds in them, that would freak me out, anyway they look too closed in, too loud and busy for my taste. I would not be comfortable in any of the ones I saw, or even the therapists in them. __________________ Bipolar 1 Gad Ptsd BPD ZOLOFT 100 TOPAMAX 400 ABILIFY 10 SYNTHROID 137
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SabinaS Member Member Since Mar 2014 Location: on the couch Posts: 246 10 59 hugs given	Jun 16, 2014 at 07:55 AM #13 ... the quickest way to induce a migraine or psychotic episode. Dear lord, that first one; I wonder how many patients run for the hills after their first session with Anni? Reminds me of my grandmother's house, which is not a good thing shudders.
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tinyrabbit Grand Wise Rabbit Member Since Feb 2013 Location: England Posts: 4,084 11 3,059 hugs given	Jun 16, 2014 at 08:17 AM #14 They are freaky!
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nottrustin Grand Magnate Member Since Jan 2014 Location: n/a Posts: 4,819 10 375 hugs given	Jun 16, 2014 at 08:51 AM #17 There is WAY to much going on in most of them...although, they would be great for finding something else rather than looking at T..not very relaxing though. __________________
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