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I have just started with a new T for childhood trauma who has a bit of a different style to what I experienced in the past, she is quite direct which I am finding a little challenging. She uses words I would always avoid and despite all my minimising she is very vocal that my experiences were difficult and wrong.
The last time I saw her she told me she feels very emotional when she sees me, she visibly looked upset and glassy eyed. She said she feels differently with different clients but sensed that she was feeling what I don’t allow myself to feel. That would make sense as I am very avoidant of negative emotions and struggle to allow myself to connect with them but I didn’t know what to do or say to her. I think I apologised and said something along the lines of ‘it is what it is’.
I was just wondering if anyone else had had similar reactions from a T and if so how to rebalance the emotions in the room?
The last time I saw her she told me she feels very emotional when she sees me, she visibly looked upset and glassy eyed. She said she feels differently with different clients but sensed that she was feeling what I don’t allow myself to feel. That would make sense as I am very avoidant of negative emotions and struggle to allow myself to connect with them but I didn’t know what to do or say to her. I think I apologised and said something along the lines of ‘it is what it is’.
I was just wondering if anyone else had had similar reactions from a T and if so how to rebalance the emotions in the room?