Posted by Dinah on November 18, 2011, at 13:06:45
In reply to My therapist can be very good, posted by Dinah on November 17, 2011, at 8:50:01
Yesterday wasn't a very good day. I called him a couple of times, but didn't leave a message. I asked him he would have known what to say to help had I asked him to call back. He does now. :)
I think one of the things I like best about him is his ability to meet me wherever I am, without fussing a lot about it. At other times, he might get into theory. But when I need him to *be*, he seems to understand that. That I need him to be still with. To help me slow down the whirring of my brain.
Sometimes I think it has to do with his understanding that therapy, at times, has a spiritual component. I don't mean religious, but... Oh, I don't know.
His voice doesn't hurt, either. It's a nice deep baritone, and must bring up primitive memories. It helps me feel safe. Is that shallow? I found some recordings of his voice on the internet, and I listened to a couple of those yesterday. It helped.
He was helping me figure out ways to stay out of my left brain, to give me a rest.
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