Au contraire, I think the therapist's approach does matter

Post #260,434 by ben_tilly 6/29/06 3:38:56 PM Reply	Au contraire, I think the therapist's approach does matter For instance I have trouble believing that a Freudian analyst, no matter how likeable, is going to actually help much. But within reason, you've got a good point. Cheers, Ben a very rich person should leave his kids enough to do anything but not enough to do nothing. -- Warren Buffett
Post #260,439 by bionerd 6/29/06 3:54:50 PM Reply	Well, most of the time I'm flying by the seat of my pants, anyway. Every person is different. It takes a few sessions to find my footing with each client. Whatever works, I use. I have one client I see who wants me to interpret his dreams all the time. I'm not a fan of this, nor is it my area of expertise. My client knows this, but I take a crack at it. It always leads to very lively discussions and it usually ends up with him identifying his own conflicts and gaining more insight. So, for us, it works. Sometimes. When a man is alone in his room... he wears stretchy pants. It's for fun.
Post #260,450 by ben_tilly 6/29/06 5:28:53 PM Reply	And you do better being flexible that way. But it does make separating the effects of the methodology from the practitioner that much harder to do. Cheers, Ben a very rich person should leave his kids enough to do anything but not enough to do nothing. -- Warren Buffett

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