![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 3 of 3. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by zenn4 on November 25, 2003, at 12:12:37
I read an article awhile ago, it may be of some interest to some. It was published in "Psychoanalytic psychology" v.20:no.3 (2003:summer) - called "Love in Psychotherapy". The author is Natterson, p.509-521. It talks about the "love" - if you will - a therapist feels towards patients and how it can be, in some ways, a mutual/recipricol relationship. Though it must have boundaries, it is not as sterile as some of us might like to think. That can be as equally as fightening as having a 2 by 4. There is much angst, speaking for myself, and feeling that arises out of this. Having a normal relationship, what is that? How would it feel? The best a therapist can give you, I think, is support and mutual understanding. There is talk of "containing" as well. Even with someone who is well-versed or even well-trained, does not substitute for someone with practical experience. But one cannot be all "touchy-feely" either. They have to know something about something. It's the therapists job to keep the boundaries and confines clear and to respond to their patients needs. This the ideal, but I think somehwere in between, life happens ....
Posted by lookdownfish on November 26, 2003, at 6:18:30
In reply to love in psychotherapy, posted by zenn4 on November 25, 2003, at 12:12:37
Is the article published online anywhere? I could only find an abstract, but I don't really want to subscribe to the journal.
thanks
Posted by zenn4 on November 26, 2003, at 8:26:15
In reply to Re: love in psychotherapy » zenn4, posted by lookdownfish on November 26, 2003, at 6:18:30
Yes, it's published online. You can get onto a university web-page and find it. If you need more info, I can give you a specific.
This is the end of the thread.
Psycho-Babble Psychology | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.