tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358181067760673073.post5430222869352414059..comments2024-03-05T10:22:51.456-08:00Comments on A Therapist's Thoughts: Search Keywords/It Takes Two to TangoPaula Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08984514496301424402noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358181067760673073.post-74836551866993818142012-12-27T22:17:28.618-08:002012-12-27T22:17:28.618-08:00Thanks Bama Psych for clearing up my confusion. N...Thanks Bama Psych for clearing up my confusion. Now I have a thread, more of a sense of you individually.Paula Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08984514496301424402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358181067760673073.post-70684862317407879552012-12-27T13:44:30.535-08:002012-12-27T13:44:30.535-08:00Paula,
I was posting as Anonymous, but then signi...Paula,<br /><br />I was posting as Anonymous, but then signing Amy or <br />amybs_2005@yahoo.com at the end of my posts.Bama Psychhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00210909904295078362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358181067760673073.post-31568746447327285062012-12-09T10:32:58.828-08:002012-12-09T10:32:58.828-08:00Hi Bama Psych. Welcome to membership! What was y...Hi Bama Psych. Welcome to membership! What was your other name?Paula Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08984514496301424402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358181067760673073.post-52707564947752190012012-12-06T13:09:53.052-08:002012-12-06T13:09:53.052-08:00I was looking back at some older posts and saw whe...I was looking back at some older posts and saw where you suggested I become a member. Just wanted to let you know that I later joined with the name Bama Psych.Bama Psychhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00210909904295078362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358181067760673073.post-41073310479692200872012-10-06T17:58:36.224-07:002012-10-06T17:58:36.224-07:00I love this post. It was very affirming. My ther...I love this post. It was very affirming. My therapist is about as human as they come, and she's frustrated me many a time. On the flip side, I know I've also frustrated her many times as well! The best thing though is that she is honest when she's frustrated with me, and I am the same with her. I don't know that I'll ever be able to appropriately express my gratitude for her, and all she puts up with in me. I thank her nearly every time I leave her office, and have, on occasion, left her a message just to say thank you. But sometimes, that doesn't feel like enough. I know that, as you mentioned, I do my part - pay on time, prepare for sessions, am always on time, listen to and try to follow her observations, etc. How do you thank someone who has, on more than one occasion, saved your life? How do you thank someone who has shown you that you are valuable, and for the first time ever, you start to believe it?<br /><br />Thank you for this post, it's nice to get the inside scoop on what a therapist thinks about, and how important the relationship really is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10021412971457928634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358181067760673073.post-67526969828261745802012-09-26T09:43:25.937-07:002012-09-26T09:43:25.937-07:00Amy, I hope you will become a member, or subscribe...Amy, I hope you will become a member, or subscribe to A Therapist's Thoughts. As a psychology student, it would be delightful for me to hear your comments/reactions.Paula Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08984514496301424402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358181067760673073.post-33434236309867088932012-09-26T06:16:37.832-07:002012-09-26T06:16:37.832-07:00Paula, thanks for your reply. I'm very passio...Paula, thanks for your reply. I'm very passionate about the client/therapist relationship (and therapy in general) since I am a Senior in college earning a Psych degree and also a client. It was after a series of events that happened in my own counseling that I decided to be a therapist myself.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Amy<br />amybs_2005@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358181067760673073.post-69103694340196763702012-09-25T17:59:38.682-07:002012-09-25T17:59:38.682-07:00Dear Anonymous. Well, I absolutely love this comm...Dear Anonymous. Well, I absolutely love this comment! Your 2nd sentence neatly put the entire post into one sentence. What's great for me in your comment is, 1, your enthusiasm---I am happy to have inspired that and 2, your self-evaluation. That is my real purpose here-to help my readers to grow, to introspect, to learn, to try new things, to become more and more who they want to be. Your description sounds like you are a lovely patient. 'Thank you' is always appreciated and your feedback to your therapist helps the therapist to help you. <br />I will try to fulfill your request about expanding on what I mentioned about how a therapist can observe behaviors and draw conclusions from that. It's a post that may take a little time---we'll see, but one way or another I'll do my best to fulfill your request.Paula Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08984514496301424402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358181067760673073.post-67075968030096027092012-09-24T09:26:35.725-07:002012-09-24T09:26:35.725-07:00I absolutely love this post. It makes me self eva...I absolutely love this post. It makes me self evaluate how I treat my 2 therapists. Your definition of "taking care of your therapist" is accurate in meaning respect and courtesy for him/her instead of an emotionally reciprocal relationship. I do my part by being prompt for payments and appointments. I've never missed or rescheduled. I start thinking what I want to talk about at least 24 hours before my appointment and take notes on my thoughts. I don't have anything to distract us, even though my therapists cell goes off often. I have called her one time in the past year to ask about a referral, and I've sent maybe 3-4 emails in the past year with her to let her know that I have something that needs addressing at the next session. On the other hand, I don't recall ever thanking her directly for anything. Also, I usually don't give her feedback for the stuff that's helpful. I have told her maybe twice that I was feeling stuck or misunderstood.<br /><br />I would like a blogpost or email that addresses how, at the clinical level, all of this tells the therapist something about the patient's own self care, about how they've been treated previously, and also how they currently function in their relationships with others in their outside life.<br /><br />amybs_2005@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com