I saw man of 35 asked him why he wanted therapy he
responded that he had a number of problems and been seeing a therapist in America
so thought he should continue in Israel
me "How long have you had therapy?"
patient 10 years!
"That seems a bit long
patient But she said I needed it
Did you see any improvement?
patient No but she said I should keep trying
If you don’t see significant improvement – usually wthin 2
sessions you should try another therapist
But what is your goal from therapy?
patient To get married
But it is obvious your therapist was a substitute for marriage. no more
therapy
Several weeks later he got engaged
I was told a similar story by another therapist. There was a
woman of 35 who was depressesd over weight didn’t care about her appearance or
life. But once a week for over 10 years she got dressed up and put on makeup –
for her weekly therapy session
After how long of therapy should the therapist tell the patient "Enough; time to stop therapy"?
ReplyDeleteas i wrote 2 sessions is enough to see significant improvement
ReplyDeleteSo after two
ReplyDeleteyes
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised that two 45 minute sessions a week apart are expected to produce significant change.
ReplyDeletei have seen it work on a regular basis it is not surprising
ReplyDelete"there are cases where therapist gets sexually involved this is also true for rabbinical therapists but there are other issues"
ReplyDeletehow widespread is this practice? I heard it was called "surrogate", but it is another way of covering up znus, by giving it an official title.
Is it common or a majority that successful therapists see major change after the first two 45 minute sessions?
ReplyDeleteit is common for short term therapy
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