9 Things Your Therapist Might Not Be Telling You
#1: “I love you.”
Being a therapist is the best job in the entire world.
I absolutely love my work. This surprises many people as they assume that listening to other people’s problems is a negative experience for the therapist. They believe perhaps that we are working out of altruism.
For me, the truth is that the therapeutic work nourishes me, and I benefit from the clinical relationship just as much as my clients.
It takes raw vulnerability and courage to sit down on the couch and put your heart on a platter. As the person people come to for help, I am humbled, I am honored, and I am transformed by the work we share.
Sometimes clients question me about my actual feelings about my job. They wonder if I dread their upcoming appointment, worrying that they are “difficult,” “too negative,” or “not making enough progress.”
Even though I always answer honestly, I get the feeling they don’t always believe me. I understand this because the nature of our professional relationship is for me to help them feel better.
For those of you who worry about what your therapist might say about you behind your back, I can only speak for myself in saying what I hope all my clients know:
