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Can therapists give compliments?
Therapeutic compliments have proven to be highly effective means of motivating clients, while at the same time increasing therapeutic leverage.
Do therapists analyze you?
Therapists often want to “turn off their work brain” just like most other working professionals. So you can rest assured that therapists who are not at work are likely not “psychoanalyzing” you. Therapists can’t actually analyze their own relationships very well because they are unable to be fully objective.
Is a therapist supposed to challenge you?
An effective therapist will challenge you and help you see things from a different perspective, even if it’s hard to hear. They will give you homework that you may not like. For example, when I feel anxious, my reaction is to try to get rid of that anxiety any way that I can.
Do therapists have friends?
Your therapist should not be a close friend because that would create what’s called a dual relationship, something that is unethical in therapy. For example, it is unethical for a therapist to treat a close friend or relative. It is also unethical for a therapist to have a sexual relationship with a client.
What is the relationship between a therapist and a client like?
The therapist-client relationship should always remain professional; after all, you’re paying for a professional service. You and your therapist shouldn’t be chit-chatting. Your therapist should be working with you to create clear goals and treatment plans.
Is your therapist’s low self-esteem hurting your clients?
When you brush uncomfortable feelings under the rug, you’re doing your client a tremendous disservice. The point is, the therapist’s low self-esteem makes you forget or overlook the impact you have on clients. You don’t realize how much your clients look up to you; how profoundly you affect them.
Should therapists talk to clients about money?
If you, as the therapist, enable the client in not talking about money, you prolong the underlying issue. Because of your own discomfort with the subject, you allow a fissure in the clinician-client relationship. If this is you, nowadays there are coaches who address this issue.
What makes a good therapist good?
A good therapist does not pass judgment on their clients. Your therapist should be accepting of you as you are—where your current state is, where you are in life, what your thoughts/opinions/feelings are, and your goals. A good therapist views their clients as good people who are in a rough situation in their lives.