What If You Don’t Like Your Therapist?

You’re not always going to like your psychotherapist. In fact, most people go through phases during the psychotherapy process where their admiration and liking for their therapist will wax and wane. This can be based upon a number of factors, such as the type or difficulty of the material being addressed in therapy, the amount of stress you or the therapist may be experiencing, or something else altogether. These changing feelings toward one’s therapist are a normal part of the therapeutic process.


Some people, however, realize that either they’ve gotten as far as possible with their current therapist, or find out shortly after they’ve begun therapy that the therapist they’ve chosen isn’t right for them. Individuals often become anxious when they realize this, and many will stay with their therapist long after they should simply because it does take some effort and courage to end the professional relationship you have with them. Some therapists also don’t always make this as easy as they could, suggesting that you “work on” your dislike of them in future sessions. Some will even suggest that it could be therapeutic and beneficial for you to do so... [Continue reading]


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Reference:
Grohol, J. (2006). What If You Don’t Like Your Therapist?. Psych Central. Retrieved on August 9, 2011, from http://psychcentral.com/lib/2006/what-if-you-dont-like-your-therapist/