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How can a therapist be honest?
Gwendolyn Nelson-Terry, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, says the following tips will help you to feel more comfortable during your sessions:
- 1) Make a list of talking points.
- 2) Share your concerns.
- 3) Tell them if you need help opening up.
- 4) Challenge yourself.
Should a counselor be honest?
Therapists & counsellors expect trust in the sense that both parties understand and are committed to spend every session building it. The most critical component of trust is honesty, so consider being upfront about the fact that you do not trust a therapist 100\% with certain information to be good practice at honesty.
Do therapists genuinely care about their clients?
If you feel genuinely cared for by your therapist, it’s real. It’s too hard to fake that. And the truth is that most therapists (myself and the therapists I refer to) care too much. We do think about you outside of session.
Do therapists hug clients?
A therapist can hug a client if they think it may be productive to the treatment. A therapist initiating a hug in therapy depends on your therapist’s ethics, values, and assessment of whether an individual client feels it will help them.
Should I be honest with my therapist about my situation?
One of the biggest benefits in being honest about your situation is that the therapist, if you feel this person is trustworthy, can better help you. If pieces of the puzzle are missing, the counsellor is limited in terms of their understanding of the issues at hand, or worse, may make suggestions that do not accurately reflect your situation.
Why is honesty so important in counselling?
If the trust is there, honesty can help open the door to the therapist trying different therapies or helping the counselling expand in directions that might not have been possible if the therapist had felt the need to operate in a more restrictive way. When therapists are more open, there is more subject matter to be examined and explored.
Can a therapist give feedback too early in a counselling relationship?
This is hard for the therapist to do, and perhaps even insulting to the client, if a therapist attempts this kind of feedback too early in the counselling relationship. When a therapist does not know the client well, the feedback may even be inaccurate.
Why do clients lie about therapy?
For example, when clients lie about therapy, it’s generally to avoid upsetting the therapist. When they lie about suicidal thoughts, it is almost universally to avoid tangible repercussions, like being sent to a psychiatric hospital.