Comments on: Life by Any Other Name Is… Life.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:13:44 +0000

I have found my marriage to be in the midst of an icy meltdown as you call it recently and hopefully this will give me waht I need to start working on the repairs that need to be made. I like others hold people to sometimes unattainable expectations and I have to realize that they are not reaching these not to spite me but because they are not superhuman! Give me the strength to have mercy as I start this path to working on changing me!

By: Dennis Thoennes

Dennis Thoennes — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:29:27 +0000

Sometimes yes indeed, sometimes being a business person is a conflict of interest with being the best therapist I can be. I have personally experienced therapy with therapists at different points on that continuum and I think the best therapy I did was with those who clearly put being a good therapist distinctly first. I am very sure clients can smell the self-serving therapist. I find the American Psychological Association Ethical Codes and Professional Standards helpful in this matter.

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:26:29 +0000

I am so glad to see that someone else admits to wanting to grow their client base in order to be prosperous. Yes, I enjoy helping people. But, this is a job! If I don’t do a good job and grow my client base, I am not as prosperous. It’s that simple.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:25:22 +0000

I have found that it is hard to slow down and not try to be fixing a problem before someone is even through explaining it. But, I, too, am rewarded when I do!

By: Margaret

Margaret — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:23:29 +0000

What a wonderful entry! It is so refreshing to see a therapist so real. A lot of walls have been removed via this entry, I’m sure. You are very brave to admit what you have in this entry and I applaud you for it. So many therapists feel that they have to have everything in their own lives “right” in order to attract clients. I think successful therapists are sometimes those that are very human as is this author. Knowing that there are areas to work on allows for personal introspection and growth. Clients can only benefit from this sort of action.