Sexual Feelings Toward Clients in the Psychotherapeutic Relationship: The Taboo Revealed
| Autor: | Dirk De Wachter, Hubert Van Puyenbroeck, Johan Bilsen, Frieda Matthys, Lara Vesentini |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Mental Health and Wellbeing research group |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Psychotherapist
030504 nursing media_common.quotation_subject Health Personnel Sexual Behavior Taboo Emotions Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Mental health Focus group Psychotherapy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Feeling Humans 030212 general & internal medicine 0305 other medical science Psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Qualitative health research. 31(5) |
| ISSN: | 1049-7323 |
| Popis: | Talking about sexual feelings toward clients is still difficult for many mental health professionals. This is unfortunate, because exploring and talking about these feelings with peers (especially senior ones) or supervisors can help professionals to recognize, acknowledge, accept, and handle these feelings well. This focus group study explores the various factors that contribute to psychotherapists’ hesitancy to talk about these feelings. The analysis revealed two important impeding factors: the psychotherapists felt discomfortable and a safe environment was lacking. Young, less experienced psychotherapists and psychiatrists seemed to be most vulnerable. Furthermore, more profound sexual feelings were “disguised” in some cases by using a more acceptable narrative, such as “ intimate feelings,” which possibly also impeded acknowledgment and discussion of these feelings. These insights might help to open up the way for psychotherapists to explore and come forward with their sexual feelings and experiences. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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