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Do therapists get affected by clients?
Therapist anxiety and experience. Clients are more likely to discontinue therapy when a therapist is new or unskilled. New therapists may feel anxious in therapy, and those feelings can affect their interactions with clients, making it more difficult for the client to share.
Do therapists have to like their clients?
Therapists don’t always love their clients. Therapists don’t feel only love for their clients. Therapists love their clients in various ways, at various times. But love is around in the therapy relationship, a lot more than we might think or recognise.
Do therapists feel sad for their clients?
It turns out that 72\% of therapists cry and those who do cry in 7\% (on average) of therapy sessions. Prior research done on client crying has estimated that clients cry in 21\% of therapy sessions (Trezza, 1988) – which means therapists report crying nearly a third as often as clients.
Can a therapist tell you what to do?
But Therapists Don’t Tell You What To Do They will guide you to solutions they believe are best, but won’t directly suggest things. Therapist Bethany Raab had a message for potential clients who worry about this issue. “I cannot make you do anything, nor do I want to do so,” she said.
What do therapists think about their clients?
For example, sometimes a therapist will think about a client who is attending a loved one’s funeral. They make a note of it to ask later how the client is feeling when it’s their next appointment. Then they go about their business. This is an example of a healthy and helpful way to think about a client.
What do you like most about being a therapist?
I have a solid rapport with all my clients. I see growth with all of them. Well, almost all of them. They give me good feedback on my counseling skills. It feels like there is a lot of trust built up between me and them. All in all, I feel like a very competent therapist. I enjoy what I do and I love to keep learning.
How many mistakes have you made with clients you wish you could take back?
Some of these mistakes I have made recently. So in the effort to be transparent and vulnerable in these blogs, I present to you 12 mistakes I have made with clients that I wish I could take back. Please don’t judge me harshly. But if you do, please don’t tell me.
Do you feel like a competent therapist?
Well, almost all of them. They give me good feedback on my counseling skills. It feels like there is a lot of trust built up between me and them. All in all, I feel like a very competent therapist. I enjoy what I do and I love to keep learning. However, I have made some truly boneheaded mistakes.