Nope. I'm being totally sincere and trying to offset the incredibly destructive idea that therapists just tell you what you want to hear because you pay them. That idea undermines the whole relationship between therapists and patients. And it's as accurate as saying that firemen only rush into burning buildings and save people because we pay them. At some level we all do what we do to make a living, but we have choices in what we do. Therapists have to get advanced degrees, most have to pass licensing exams and participate in continuing education. They can probably get the same money doing less work. But the ones I've met have a genuine desire to help people.Originally Posted by Krisi
Saying that they only tell you want you want to hear because you pay them says that they don't care about you; they don't care about the outcome; they only care about the check. And anyone who accepts that "thought" immediately puts themselves at a huge disadvantage because they can no longer have confidence in the advice / guidance they're getting.
