You took my original statement there, added something to it. (A less kind view would be twisted it) and then drew your own conclusion. I dont know if the therapist intended to burden the client. To me it sounded more like the therapist intended to head off any burden that the client might feel from sensing a difference in the relationship. Again that is also an assumption though so I will simply stick to "we dont know what the therapist intended". If the therapist simply misjudged what this client needed given the current situation then its quite possible things can be worked out in a good way. If the therapist aimed to lay her personal problems on the client then thats not ethical of course. Let me add on a personal note that in the beginning my therapist told me nothing about herself and where she was currently at. Unfortunately for that kind of relationship I was way more perceptive than that and i pretty much always sensed it when something was up for her. Now we head off any misunderstandings with her giving me the basics of some things when needed. I do not feel burdened by this I feel honored. I assume she tells me the basics because she trusts I can handle it. I feel more trust in her because I can see her humanity. I do not spend any time on her issues in my therapy. I simply recognize her humanity and appreciate it. My experience is that it has given me a much more solid therapy relationship to use for my own improvement. This story simply to illustrate that some people need different things, and the above story from another client her therapist's approach to things would work very well for me. Da Friendly Puter Tech
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