The relationship you need is not understanding or supportive, it’s the one that breaks the mold.

“How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth?”
― Carl R. Rogers, psychologist

If your doctor is wrong, find another doctor, but a therapist cannot be expected to be right. In fact, one should expect a therapist to be more a source for ideas than answers. Should you leave a therapist because you don’t like their ideas?

As a therapist, you can’t be sure what other people want or need. The public story is always a whitewash. The thresholds for change are hidden. Sometimes things need to get worse before they get better…

What Therapists Do

Couples Counseling

My Problem Couple

My Question

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