Posted by pegasus on June 21, 2004, at 17:08:34
In reply to Do Ts really care about you?, posted by pinkeye on June 21, 2004, at 16:35:42
I think it depends on the T, but I believe that in general, Ts are caring people, and care deeply about all of their clients. I suppose there are Ts out there who do it for some other reason that truly wanting to help. But I think most of them are therapists because they care about people in general, and about their specific clients in particular. I think they all have their practical limits to how much they can give each client. So maybe sometimes that comes off looking like less than 100% caring. But imagine having a job like that! You'd have to have some good boundaries, or else you'd be overwhelmed. I really, truly believe that the limits aren't in the caring. They're just in how much a therapist can give while taking care of themselves.
Why are you thinking that your T doesn't really care? Did s/he do something specific that made you think that?
pegasus
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