Do you think therapists reveal their values in therapy?

Answer 1

Some do. But remember therapy is about and for you not the therapist.

Answer 2

Of course a therapist reveals their values in therapy!! IF they didn't they wouldn't be much of a therapist. If they do nothing else but explain the way that they feel about the patient, therapist relationship that tells you something. And if you don't ask your therapist any thing else you should ask them how they feel about that! That will tell you alot about whether it's going to be a good fit between you two. Since you tell your therapist such imtimate things you should at least make sure that you're on the same page as your therapist when it comes to how much input they will accept from you when it comes to treatment plans and medications. IT should be a team effort with the therapist acting like a coach but each person also has to contribute to the team and it's not just being truthful and as open as possible. You should have input in the direction of the therapy and the druation of the therapy.

Answer 3

This question has been researched in another way. The question has been asked how much therapists reveal of themselves and do they use it in therapy. They found that some do and some don't. I would imagine it depends what you think of yourself and what influence that could have on therapy. I think I am relatively open and tolerant and I can't avoid revealing myself at times. I usually use it as an example of different points of view people can have and the consequences of these points of view. In practice I find that changing people's perspective is important and their is a necessity for them to realize that people have different points of view and that this diversity is necessary to make the world as interesting as it is.

Answer 4

Depends what you mean by 'values' - the fact that they are therapists and not estate agents reveals something of their values! Effective therapy allows for a relationship to develop that encourages the client to feel safe enough to talk about their pain, and strong enough to want to deal with it.

Answer 5

Not necessarily, and as a rule, no.

Therapists and therapy is not about 'revealing your values,' although for a therapist you can (and it is to me good) remind yourself of your humanness, your frailties and your strengths, and much more too ~ to yourself through working with other human beings.

Often this has a lot to do with just how you work and what form of practise you work within.

Sash.

Answer 6

Theoretically, no. But in practice, I think that it's so hard not to reveal ANY of them that if they haven't, they're either really damn good or they're way too detatched, and it's more often the latter. But so long as they're not crazy and ushing their values on you, It hink it's ok.

Not that I'm a therapist or anything. But that's what I think.

Answer 7

Yes. but my therapist is very quiet and he doesn't give any opinion, he just makes faces to show he's listening and talks very little. but things he says usually hits the core issue and i've had a friendly chattier therapist before who i didn't find to be too helpfu.

Answer 8

Mine did. She would constantly talk, and never gave me a chance to. And when I would talk, she would just completely ignore me or act like I was ridiculous or something. Oh, and she could never remember my name....