Thanks for this reply. I really did not intend for my previous comment to be very contentious. I am not very experienced with therapy.
In my head, I think I’m trying to compartmentalize it a bit. Hypothetically, it shouldn’t really matter if the therapist likes you or not. The fact that they are getting paid should allow them to be ethical and objective in their job duties.
In real life, it probably does make a big difference whether they like you or not (to the patient, as well as the therapist themselves). Even if a bias isn’t supposed to exist, it probably happens more often than not; humans aren’t perfect.
Thanks for this reply. I really did not intend for my previous comment to be very contentious. I am not very experienced with therapy.
In my head, I think I’m trying to compartmentalize it a bit. Hypothetically, it shouldn’t really matter if the therapist likes you or not. The fact that they are getting paid should allow them to be ethical and objective in their job duties.
In real life, it probably does make a big difference whether they like you or not (to the patient, as well as the therapist themselves). Even if a bias isn’t supposed to exist, it probably happens more often than not; humans aren’t perfect.