If someone comes to a therapist for love problems, many people might breathe a sigh of relief, believing that this is within the realm of counseling and that simple empathy and understanding can help. Indeed, love is a very high psychological function. If someone comes to a therapist solely for love troubles, we can reasonably assume that their ego function is good—they are likely a “simple” counselor. However, we also have two reasons to worry and be anxious about this: First, while the client may be truly “simple,” is the therapist also “simple”? In other words, the therapist must carefully Continue reading
