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#26
Dec 20, 2015, 09:45 PM
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Always smiled if I was smiling which is not my usual nature. Otherwise her countenance was neutral.
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#27
Dec 21, 2015, 12:42 AM
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Not a big teethy smile T said that wouldn't be appropriate. It's not thought about even the greeting being part of the therapeutic relationship.
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#28
Dec 21, 2015, 01:05 AM
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Yes, she greets me with a smile. It is important to me because I am happy to see her and hope that she is happy to see me, too.
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#29
Dec 21, 2015, 02:04 AM
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Yes, big smile
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#30
Dec 21, 2015, 02:19 AM
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Mine bounces out with a mega-watt smile 99 percent of the time. Not the first time, I don't think, I guess it's part of his "unconditional positive regard".
I'm the same with my students, I smile and say hello when I see them. Especially as they may be feeling isolated enough with their disabilities. |
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#31
Dec 21, 2015, 09:32 AM
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She always smiles warmly when she says hello as I am walking up to the office door. I've always thought she has a beautiful smile.
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#32
Dec 21, 2015, 10:36 AM
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My T always offers a smile when he greets me.
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#33
Dec 21, 2015, 10:46 AM
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Yes and yes.
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#34
Dec 21, 2015, 08:53 PM
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Yes, when she opens her door she smiles thank goodness. I would feel terrible if she didn't. Now I realise I sometimes don't smile at her when she greets me, because I am usually feeling very nervous. I suppose I should.
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#35
Dec 21, 2015, 08:59 PM
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I don't know if she does or not. My dog beats me to her door, and they have their hellos. I just go in and sit down while they have their moment.
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#36
Dec 21, 2015, 10:21 PM
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Yes, T smiles. As someone with an acute case of Resting B**** Face, I appreciate and admire when other people can arrange their faces in pleasing form.
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#37
Dec 22, 2015, 03:03 AM
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The way the therapist greets me sets the tone for the entire session.
My ex-t had an office that must have had thin walls. Because I could hear her bouncing down the hallway to come get me from the waiting room. She would fling open the door and stand there, smiling at me, and say, "come on in". I used to love her exuberant entrance. My latest t is much more calm. But she opens the door, pokes her head around the corner (because I often sit in the chair that is right next to the door), and smiles and says hi. A smile is so important. A smile says more than words sometimes.
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#38
Dec 22, 2015, 04:51 AM
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Yes, always. And it is important to me. It would feel cold and distant for my t to not smile.
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#39
Dec 22, 2015, 06:19 AM
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Mine often does, but I always assume it's a fake, although convincing, smile.
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#40
Dec 22, 2015, 06:53 AM
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Yes, t always greets me, and all his clients very enthusiastically. I think it's part of his nature and his t persona.
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#41
Dec 22, 2015, 07:51 AM
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yes and yes.
Both my ex-T and current T greet me with a smile. Ex-T would just open the door and smile. Current T opens the door, smiles, and says "welcome!" as I walk past. If there was no smile, I think I would panic. |
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#42
Dec 22, 2015, 12:41 PM
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I think my T gives me a little smile when she greets me but it's not a "it's so great to see you!" smile, more like a, "ready to get started?" smile. If that makes any sense...haha
I'll sometimes give her a little smile back and other times I won't, just depends on my mood. |
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#43
Dec 22, 2015, 01:11 PM
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Smile and a handshake. I really like the handshake, both at start and end of session.
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#44
Dec 22, 2015, 01:27 PM
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#45
Dec 22, 2015, 01:36 PM
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Mine always smiles when he greets me. It brightens my day.
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#46
Dec 22, 2015, 03:43 PM
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Quote:
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#47
Sep 25, 2019, 07:09 AM
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I see this is an older post but still very interesting. I was negatively affected by how my current therapist met with me, she didn't smile and I didn't hear her say "hello" either. She just opened her door to her office and stood by the door while I went past her and into the room.
I think of criticising her about that will only lead to her thinking she's not the right therapist for me. We're having evaluation sessions at the moment. To me being greeted in a nice way is the basis for a good therapeutic relationship. To open up to someone who doesn't greet me is simply not human nor therapeutic. |
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#48
Sep 25, 2019, 07:19 AM
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I have a very hard time making eye contact with my T so I don't usually know if she is smiling. But when I arrived for the first session back after a fairly long break, I did manage to look at her because I sensed she was smiling as she opened the door...and she was. It meant so much to me.
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#49
Sep 25, 2019, 07:42 AM
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It's perfectly ok to expect your therapist to be warm and smiling is one of the best ways to express this.
I certainly do like when my therapist smiles when I enter his office 😊 |
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#50
Sep 25, 2019, 07:44 AM
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No and no. Especially at the beginning. When I'm depressed the last thing I need is somebody pasting on some fake smile.
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