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What are some signs that a therapist may have poor boundaries with their clients?

11.06.2025 01:12

What are some signs that a therapist may have poor boundaries with their clients?

Disclosing feelings, fantasies, and experiences to the client in ways not related to the work the client is engaged in.

Serious disappointment when the client cancels a session.

Obsessing about clients outside of work hours.

Does the interpretation of the Book of בראשית create in all generations the Chosen Cohen People יש מאין?

Frequent phoning or texting of clients to “check up on them and make sure they’re OK.”

Sense of competition with persons who are important in the client’s life.

Eager anticipation (or anxious anticipation) of the next session in ways that distract.

Does the Hamas charter specifically call for the death of all Jews and the destruction of Israel?

General Introduction to Boundaries from Panahi Counseling:

Failing to mention the client in supervision/consultation, out of fear the supervisor/consultant will advise return to ordinary healthy boundaries.

Struggling with fantasies of deeper connections with clients, whether sexual or parental or other intense or intimate relationships beyond psychotherapy.

Can a Trump supporter explain what was wrong with what Bishop Budde said to Donald Trump?

Routinely going over the time limit with certain patients, compromising the time for the next client.

Off the top of my ancient head:

Session-expressed curiosities about client details not relevant to the therapy.

Why do I keep dreaming of my mom, who recently passed away from cancer, still being sick and in pain?

These items can happen fleetingly, briefly, in any therapy, but if they’re frequent, it’s definitely time for the therapist to get some good, solid supervision/consultation.