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"How To Be In Therapy"
- by Rhiannon Hill
(c) Rhiannon Hill. All Rights Reserved. http://www.BookShaker.com
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Therapy works best with someone who makes you feel safe.
I ask new clients if they feel safe, and if they think they can work with me.
Sometimes they don't! I don't take it personally. I know I AM safe, but I may remind them of someone untrustworthy in their past.
If you're not sure, you could try asking yourself: how do I feel with this person?
I do value experience over paper qualifications but we all need some diplomas. The person with lots of letters after their name will not necessarily love and care for you more. A therapist should be able to give you reasonable guarantees that they will be around long enough to offer you an appropriate period of therapy.
In return, you need to show up regularly and on time!
You cannot form a meaningful relationship unless there is consistency not just because
therapist is earning a living, ducking in and out is disrespectful and even hurtful in any relationship.
Making a commitment to therapy may in itself prove to be a therapeutic exercise.
There is no such thing as a 'good' client. We're aiming to help you be yourself, so you don't have to put on any 'front'! But if you find yourself unable to share difficult material you may not be ready for therapy. Good therapists don't judge, advise or pressurise, or have their own agendas.