The psychiatric approach, often aligned with the psychoanalytic approach (if recent readings and articles absorbed are anything to go by) give the impression of “therapy” as something which is “done” to the client, much in the same way as medication is prescribed (foisted upon) the “patient”.
Whereas in reality (I hope) any talk therapy in which the client is fully invested and thereby a therapy from which he/she truly benefits is something that is co-created between both therapist and client, within the context of the relationship. In fact, if recent bloggings are anything to go by, then being a practitioner who objectively manages proceedings is far from an achievable reality.
It seems that the former scenario, while still in existence (you just have to read Current Psychiatry, Psychiatry News or even the NYT), is something of an anachronism.. a stereotype that the majority of therapists (those who provide counselling/talk therapy rather than drug dispensers) spend time dispelling amongst clients who are new to the whole thing.
And, you know, …. knitting. 
Oh, and there’s something new in the store
Lindy
/ August 21, 2012Lovely!
WG
/ August 22, 2012thanks!
Bellybabe
/ August 21, 2012As a therapist, client and knitter, I love this one even more than the last one! (Which I did get immediately…having the song on my ipod…I’m not sure which of the things I’ve just revealed about myself I should be most embarrassed about – being a theraist, knitting, or having the muppets on my ipod… Hmm.)
WG
/ August 22, 2012First, you get many brownie points for “getting” mnah mnah
Secondly, any knitter gets my undivided awe-drenched attention.. I’ve never been able (too time consuming, too complicated, too much potential for imprecision and imperfection). Perhaps it’s because my only remotely pleasant relative (a grandmother who died too many years ago) was an amazing knitterer. So.. total projection of wonder onto anyone who has mastered the skill!
If you are a knitting fan, you might enjoy this – one of my other comics. http://nosebody.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/nosebody-knitting-machine/
Thanks for reading
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