心理：作为心理医生，你希望能做些什么本因为你的职业边界不能做的事

As a therapist, what do you wish you would be able to tell your clients but do not due to professional boundaries?Anne Moorhouse, Psychologist|Frustrated Biographer|Blogger @ Notforgotten.tvSo here’s what I don't tell my clients, but kind of wish I could:To the lonely woman my age who thinks she’s boring but is actually interesting, warm and emphatic: “Let’s go and have some fun together; I like you and my friends would like you”.To the single man who’s struggling with a relationship breakdown: “You’re lovely, and I would be happy if you were my son in law - want my daughter’s telephone number?”To the wonderful woman who is so full of creative ideas, but has a highly critical inner voice: “Let’s go and have coffee and talk for hours about your great ideas”.Of course I don’t, because that would break all the boundaries that maintain counselling as a safe space.For me it’s a therapeutic skill to use questions and strategies to facilitate the client’s insights, as telling rarely works. That doesn't mean avoiding difficult topics, or not holding clients to account for their actions: you can do that within the professional boundaries.Notforgotten.tv