Therapist "Dating" 101
Finding a new therapist always makes me think of speed dating. Probably because it is typically within a matter of minutes that I have determined the destiny of our relationship. No, I am not overly sensitive or judgmental, I simply know the type of personalities I am going to mesh with in therapy (and life, for that matter). More importantly, if I start to feel more educated than them, it's terminal. Therapist/client relationships are essential for results. And in my span of therapists, since I start up therapy again every few years, I have only had two great ones so far. Just two. One male and one female. Each of those relationships were concluded when I moved away. Both evolved over the course of my sessions, both provided immense beneficial results. One was a PhD, one was not (I am not an education elitist ALL the time). Both set some pretty high standards for future therapists. My latest venture into therapy I ended up in this guy's office by