Posted by daisym on March 13, 2005, at 15:58:40
In reply to Re: A question of protocol » Dinah, posted by alexandra_k on March 13, 2005, at 14:56:01
I'd make an appointment and go see her. I did that/do that periodically with my son's therapist. He is great about asking the right questions and making me feel cared for as well. This was really important because early on he suggested something for my son to try that was a disaster...but he didn't have all the pieces to anticipate the fall out.
But, I agree with Falls. They might point out certain things that have to do with you and that can hurt some. It took me awhile to figure out that my son was empathically picking up all of my emotions, and some of that was making him anxious. So we've worked on it in several ways.
The other thing that was really helpful was that the therapist could make it really safe for my son to say things about his dad that I don't think he would have otherwise said. Opened a door, so to speak.
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