Comments on: leaving a therapist, finding a therapist http://www.moritherapy.org/article/leaving-a-therapist-finding-a-therapist/ making lives better, making better lives Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:37:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: isabella mori http://www.moritherapy.org/article/leaving-a-therapist-finding-a-therapist/comment-page-1/#comment-405604 isabella mori Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:23:15 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/leaving-a-therapist-finding-a-therapist/#comment-405604 @ken, that has been my experience, too - it's much better if there is a personality match. or, let's say, some sort of positive chemistry. if your therapist bores or irritates you as a person, it's pretty hard to get going on working on yourself. @ken, that has been my experience, too – it’s much better if there is a personality match. or, let’s say, some sort of positive chemistry. if your therapist bores or irritates you as a person, it’s pretty hard to get going on working on yourself.

]]> By: ken http://www.moritherapy.org/article/leaving-a-therapist-finding-a-therapist/comment-page-1/#comment-404589 ken Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:52:36 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/leaving-a-therapist-finding-a-therapist/#comment-404589 I've had two therapists in my life..the first one was a bad experience, the second one was almost miraculous (sp?). As I have reflected upon it; the first therapist and I had very different/opposite personality types and the second therapist and I had personality types more similar. I'm pretty sure the reality of persoanlity type can have a positive or negative impact upon a therapist/client relationship. well, it did for me. All the very best! Ken I’ve had two therapists in my life..the first one was a bad experience, the second one was almost miraculous (sp?). As I have reflected upon it; the first therapist and I had very different/opposite personality types and the second therapist and I had personality types more similar. I’m pretty sure the reality of persoanlity type can have a positive or negative impact upon a therapist/client relationship. well, it did for me. All the very best!
Ken

]]> By: isabella mori http://www.moritherapy.org/article/leaving-a-therapist-finding-a-therapist/comment-page-1/#comment-372216 isabella mori Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:34:53 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/leaving-a-therapist-finding-a-therapist/#comment-372216 you really bring up an interesting question, nancy! what do we do when we're simply looking for that specific type of intellectual or spiritual stimulation? (i mean, not ALL counsellors have blogs on which to have conversations :) you really bring up an interesting question, nancy! what do we do when we’re simply looking for that specific type of intellectual or spiritual stimulation?

(i mean, not ALL counsellors have blogs on which to have conversations :)

]]> By: Nancy http://www.moritherapy.org/article/leaving-a-therapist-finding-a-therapist/comment-page-1/#comment-372214 Nancy Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:29:49 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/leaving-a-therapist-finding-a-therapist/#comment-372214 This caused me to miss my counsellor. She was (is) wonderful, and over 10 years I had an on-again, off-again series of sessions with her. She knew that I'd call on an 'as needed' basis. Then we evolved into a more spiritual-director (when I started, I hadn't known she shared my faith, cool, eh?) relationship. I wish I could go see her, but have no particular reason to! So I guess it's kind of the opposite of Helen. What a world. <em>Nancy's last blog post..<a href='http://nancyzimmerman.com/2008/01/15/tuesdays-econ-101-post-rrsps-in-plain-english/' rel="nofollow">Tuesday?s Econ 101 Post: RRSPs in plain english</a></em> This caused me to miss my counsellor. She was (is) wonderful, and over 10 years I had an on-again, off-again series of sessions with her. She knew that I’d call on an ‘as needed’ basis. Then we evolved into a more spiritual-director (when I started, I hadn’t known she shared my faith, cool, eh?) relationship. I wish I could go see her, but have no particular reason to! So I guess it’s kind of the opposite of Helen. What a world.

Nancy’s last blog post..Tuesday?s Econ 101 Post: RRSPs in plain english

]]> By: isabella mori http://www.moritherapy.org/article/leaving-a-therapist-finding-a-therapist/comment-page-1/#comment-371868 isabella mori Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:27:31 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/leaving-a-therapist-finding-a-therapist/#comment-371868 @helen, i'm glad this was useful! that you say you now know who you should call - helen, that made my day. the way i see it, we all sit in the same boat of humanity. over the course of the ride, we realize we all have different talents - some are good rowers, others are great a catching fish, etc. i just happen to have a bit of a talent for this, so i help you out. and you sound like someone who helps out people with HER talents. @marc, thanks for your comments. asking the question, "what's the worst that can happen, and what's most likely to happen" is always a good thing. @helen, i’m glad this was useful! that you say you now know who you should call – helen, that made my day.

the way i see it, we all sit in the same boat of humanity. over the course of the ride, we realize we all have different talents – some are good rowers, others are great a catching fish, etc. i just happen to have a bit of a talent for this, so i help you out. and you sound like someone who helps out people with HER talents.

@marc, thanks for your comments. asking the question, “what’s the worst that can happen, and what’s most likely to happen” is always a good thing.

]]> By: Helen http://www.moritherapy.org/article/leaving-a-therapist-finding-a-therapist/comment-page-1/#comment-371861 Helen Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:14:45 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/leaving-a-therapist-finding-a-therapist/#comment-371861 It really means a lot to me that there are people out there that care enough to take time to help others. I know I already said it but I want to whole heartly thank you. It really means a lot to me that there are people out there that care enough to take time to help others.
I know I already said it but I want to whole heartly thank you.

]]> By: Helen http://www.moritherapy.org/article/leaving-a-therapist-finding-a-therapist/comment-page-1/#comment-371853 Helen Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:52:39 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/leaving-a-therapist-finding-a-therapist/#comment-371853 Hi Isabella, Thank you so much for taking the time out to breaking things down for me. It diffently gave me food for thought. I have just deleted a whole paragraph on what the issue was but your not my therapist , I now know who I should call. Thanks for the inspiration. Hi Isabella,
Thank you so much for taking the time out to breaking things down for me. It diffently gave me food for thought.
I have just deleted a whole paragraph on what the issue was but your not my therapist , I now know who I should call.
Thanks for the inspiration.

]]> By: Marc Olmsted http://www.moritherapy.org/article/leaving-a-therapist-finding-a-therapist/comment-page-1/#comment-371561 Marc Olmsted Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:40:33 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/leaving-a-therapist-finding-a-therapist/#comment-371561 I find there is a crucial bit of info missing. Why did he feel compelled to leave a relationship that was working in the first place? It seems as if he's made the decision that it is better to "go it alone" even though he doesn't really want to. I'm rather certain the therapist has detected by now his issues with pride and this idea that he "shouldn't need" a therapist. What is he afraid of, that she's going to say "How dare you call me again, you weakling?" It is in examining these very fears that he's like to achieve the very growth that will make him no longer need therapy. I find there is a crucial bit of info missing. Why did he feel compelled to leave a relationship that was working in the first place? It seems as if he’s made the decision that it is better to “go it alone” even though he doesn’t really want to.
I’m rather certain the therapist has detected by now his issues with pride and this idea that he “shouldn’t need” a therapist. What is he afraid of, that she’s going to say “How dare you call me again, you weakling?” It is in examining these very fears that he’s like to achieve the very growth that will make him no longer need therapy.

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