In a therapy,should a psychologist/therapist let her/his feelings/emotions interfere/involve in the therapy?Or

Should the therapist feelings stay outside the conversation during the therapy?

Answer:
It's impossible for a therapist to avoid having feelings or emotions while engaged in therapy with a client. Acknowledging whatever thoughts or feelings come up during therapy (within reasonable limits) is one way of giving the client information on what effect he or she has on other people. Trying to pretend that these thoughts and feelings don't exist is a potential recipe for disaster. A good therapist acknowledges whatever thoughts or feelings he or she is having and, if they interfere with therapy, seeks consultation with a colleague. If these thoughts or feelings significantly interfere with his or her work with that client, the therapist arranges for another therapist to take up working with that client.
If you are referring to a therapist's emotional feelings about a patient, then, yes, the therapist must not cross that line between a personal relationship and a professional one.

Of course, the therapist is going to have some type of emotional feeling for each patient she sees. That is an ordinary consequence of human interaction. Those feelings cannot be suppressed or eliminated from her personal psyche.

However, the patient need not be exposed to these feelings. The therapist should always maintain a professional demeanor and only deliver sound therapeutic advice and counsel based on her experience and known and effective counseling methods.

If she cannot control her personal emotions, she needs to refer the patient to someone else.

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