Between Client and Therapist
A solid patient-therapist relationship is a crucible of wellness. And the path out of depression begins with a compatible therapist.
Psychology Today
Depression can be understood in part as a disorder of connection; as a result, the fastest way out of it is through improving your skills of connection with others. One of the most helpful elements in recovery is the quality of the relationship with the therapy professional and how consistent and trustworthy the connection remains between client and therapist.
The patient-therapist relationship becomes a crucible of wellness for many reasons, but the most important may be because it is a kind of living laboratory of all relationships. In addition, the exchange of support acts as a catalyst, hastening recovery and fostering hope. How do you mobilize this most important resource for recovery?
- Recognize that over and above the content of therapy, the client-therapist relationship is itself a therapeutic agent. When you feel like you are drowning in the sea of blues and someone is about to throw you a life preserver, you must be able to trust that they'll be smart and strong enough to pull you out of danger. That requires that you choose a therapist with great care. Some questions to consider in selecting a therapist:
1. Does he or she know what drowning in the blues is like?
2. Do they even have life preservers (tools for depression reduction) in the office? Or are their techniques irrelevant to depression treatment?
3. Do they know how to resuscitate you when you're pulled to shore and feel you can barely breathe from fear or pain?
4. Does the therapist aim to teach you to swim on your own?
- A sense of rightness of patient-therapist fit comes from observations you make on a variety of dimensions you may not even be aware are entering your judgment. You cannot afford, however, to leave these to chance. Conduct your own Relationship Inventory of a prospective healer. Consider the following questions:
1. Do the interventions offered target the problems you are struggling with? What do you judge the quality to be? How would you assess the cost/benefit...
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