Yes, it is common for therapists to be emotionally distant during therapy sessions, though I do believe this is changing because patients have been turned off by this attitude for ages. The original idea was for the therapist to be taken out of the content of the sessions by placing all the attention on the …
Category: therapy
Jul 18 2024
Is It Okay To Stop Seeing My Therapist If I Can’t Pay Any Longer?
This is your therapist, right? It is your therapist’s job to be able to deal with whatever you need to deal with as long as you do it respectfully. So, no, it is not okay to ‘ghost’ your therapist due to financial reasons. It is much better to be upfront about the financial situation and …
Jul 11 2024
What Do I Do If MY Long-Time Therapist Tells Me She Cannot Help me?
A person on Quora asked me this question, which could be very upsetting to most anyone. Here is how I answered the question: This may be a shock to you, but your therapist is doing you the best favor ever! I wish many more would have the common sense to know when they have gone …
Mar 28 2024
What Makes A Good Mental Health Provider? Vol. 668, March 28, 2024
I have been working in the world of mental health since 1993 and I can tell you that the most important aspect of being a counselor is to be able to get out of your own head and into the thinking of your client/patient. You see, the worst thing that a counselor can do is …
Feb 08 2024
Is it Normal to Have No Secrets with Your Mental Health Provider? Vol. 661, Feb. 8, 2023
One of the things that I tell my prospective clients before they ever sign on with me is that I can only help them to the degree that they are willing to be honest with me about all that they are dealing with because I am not a mind reader and do not want to …
Feb 01 2024
Do Mental Health Providers Have to Deal With Their Own Problems in Counseling Sessions? Vol. 660, Feb. 1 ,2023
This is a question that many people on Quora have asked over the years and this is my answer: This is a very good question and one that I would hope counselors (therapists) would answer honestly. First, many people who enter the world of healthcare do so because they or someone close to them has …
Jan 25 2024
What Are Some Good Activities to Do Before and After a Therapy Session? Vol. 659, Jan. 25, 2024
This was a question that a person on Quora asked and this is how I answered it: Sessions go by very quickly when you have an agenda that you want to get through. They go very slowly if you have no idea what you want to talk about. So, do yourself and your therapist a …