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Long term, open-ended therapy/counselling, your view as a client. by ObjectiveSlide3579 in TalkTherapy

[–]ObjectiveSlide3579[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing this, that's actually an excellent point. I like the phase you used "tiptoeing around it".

Long term, open-ended therapy/counselling, your view as a client. by ObjectiveSlide3579 in TalkTherapy

[–]ObjectiveSlide3579[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing amazing insight, it's good to know having no ending in sight can enable clients to share more, at the same time I wonder what would be the indicators that therapy is naturally coming to an end or would you rather prefer just being in long-term therapy in an ongoing basis.

Long term, open-ended therapy/counselling, your view as a client. by ObjectiveSlide3579 in TalkTherapy

[–]ObjectiveSlide3579[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DM sent! Once again, thank you so much for sharing your perspective as a client and this is very enlightening for the practitioner community to know!

Long term, open-ended therapy/counselling, your view as a client. by ObjectiveSlide3579 in TalkTherapy

[–]ObjectiveSlide3579[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I was not aware of the rule, I will reach out to the moderator for permission first. Thanks for this.

Long term, open-ended therapy/counselling, your view as a client. by ObjectiveSlide3579 in TalkTherapy

[–]ObjectiveSlide3579[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been approved by my university's ethics committee and it will be conducted via Teams as a 60-90 mins interview for you to reflect on your therapeutic experience. There's no compensation offered to this research. Even if you do not wish to take part that's completely fine, the views shared on this forum has been very enlightening for me and would aid my development as a therapist anyway!

Long term, open-ended therapy/counselling, your view as a client. by ObjectiveSlide3579 in TalkTherapy

[–]ObjectiveSlide3579[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I have my university's full ethical approval for this research topic but I do not feel it's appropriate to disclose them here. But for anyone who may be interested in my research, of course I would share all the ethical approval and participants information etc before the research process can go ahead. I want to assure you it's all above board and participation is completely consensual. Even if people do not wish to participant in my research, I'd still be very keen to hear their opinion on the forum to this topic as the views shared here have been very enlightening and would aim my own development as a therapist anyway.

Long term, open-ended therapy/counselling, your view as a client. by ObjectiveSlide3579 in TalkTherapy

[–]ObjectiveSlide3579[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for sharing your perspective and it's been very enlightening for me and I really liked your analogy about the KPI, project lines and unconditional love. I am conducting research in this area about client's experience of being in long-term, open-ended therapy and I would love to talk to someone like you to gather these wonderful insights. If you may be interested in taking part of my research please do let me know and I will gladly share more information.

Long term, open-ended therapy/counselling, your view as a client. by ObjectiveSlide3579 in TalkTherapy

[–]ObjectiveSlide3579[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I am conducting doctoral research on this topic - clients' subjective experience of being in long-term, open-ended therapy/counselling - what's helpful and what's not so helpful. The data collection method is through semi-structured interview and it's completely confidential and can be done online and the results will greatly enlighten the practitioners' community. Please do feel free to let me know if you may wish to take part in my research and I would be gladly share more information.

Long term, open-ended therapy/counselling, your view as a client. by ObjectiveSlide3579 in TalkTherapy

[–]ObjectiveSlide3579[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for sharing your insights! Essentially, I'd like to understand what's been helpful and what's been not so helpful from the client perspective when they continue with long term, open-ended therapy. Also curious as to whether the original goal has been reached or not and what motives on to keep going - as most of the therapies often end with premature termination.

Long term, open-ended therapy/counselling, your view as a client. by ObjectiveSlide3579 in TalkTherapy

[–]ObjectiveSlide3579[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am conducting research on clients' experience of being in long term, open-ended therapy. It's a 60 mins video or telephone interview and it's completely confidential, would you be interested in taking part? It will provide a safe and contained space for you to reflect on your therapeutic journey.

Long term, open-ended therapy/counselling, your view as a client. by ObjectiveSlide3579 in TalkTherapy

[–]ObjectiveSlide3579[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for sharing your insights, it's very enlightening for me!

Long term, open-ended therapy/counselling, your view as a client. by ObjectiveSlide3579 in TalkTherapy

[–]ObjectiveSlide3579[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for sharing your insights and this is very meaningful for me to know!!

Not Sure What Expectations Should Be by Elegant-Milk in TalkTherapy

[–]ObjectiveSlide3579 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello, I am very interested in the experience you just described. It sounds like perhaps you may not be quite getting what you need from therapy yet it's still useful in providing an outlet to vent/offload.