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7. Is it possible to become dependent on my therapist? Many people worry that they will become dependent on their therapist and end up in therapy forever. They may be afraid that the therapist will try to keep them in therapy longer than they want. There is little chance that this will happen. There may be times when clients become emotionally dependent on a therapist for support, feedback, or interpretations, but these are temporary situations. A period of dependency can be a necessary stage in therapy before the next one. If you really think about it, all relationships involve some kind of dependency. There are healthy and unhealthy types of dependence. Competent therapists do not try to make clients dependent on them in unhealthy ways, but rather, help them learn how to depend on themselves. |