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Conflicted — my therapist offers affirmative care

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JoyFreeCake · 17/07/2020 14:17

This isn't really appropriate for this board but I can't think where else to put it.

I don't know how it came up in conversation, but it turns out that my therapist, who specialises in people with ASD, takes an affirmative approach to children with gender dysphoria.

This therapist has helped me a huge amount with my mental health problems and ASD over the years, and I absolutely believe she thinks she's doing the right thing. But I now can't get out of my mind the harm that I believe she may be unwittingly doing to autistic young people. I've told her my point of view, and that I don't want to use therapy time on debates, but this has saddened me, and I won't be able to forget about it.

Has anyone been in a similar situation and has any tips for how to not have this bother me so much?

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JoyFreeCake · 17/07/2020 14:37

Yes… it's odd, because that's not been my personal experience of her style of therapy. She's never been afraid to say things I didn't like or didn't want to believe were true (over and over again, for months, if necessary).

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Barracker · 17/07/2020 14:31

It does suggest your therapist doesn't care to help investigate and solve problems as much as be seen to be saying the compulsory thing, despite possible detriment to clients.

It would make me wary whether she prioritised her clients' best interests or her own.

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