Posted by Partlycloudy on March 8, 2014, at 20:21:04
In reply to Re: ot, posted by alexandra_k on March 8, 2014, at 15:24:19
I wonder how you would get on with my T. She is, foremost, empathic. Reads body language like a book. Sometimes I go in and cry straight off. Other times, she will give me a cup of tea and we will be able to natter a bit, with the undercurrent waiting to come up. I *always* cry at some point.
She will give me her point of view, but not, to date, her judgement. Recommend but not specify. If I ask directly for direction, she will work it out with me (never give it to me outright). Very, very rarely gives "homework" but if I have been journaling since we last met, it is the starting point of the meeting. So much makes it on to paper that has flown out of my mind.
Interesting how these differing styles converge to meet - or not - our needs. I feel as if I have an extra brain and an extra heart working with me. My psychiatrist takes care of the mechanics, the biometrics.
Do we see the roles of therapy differently?
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