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Alicka Pistek's avatar

Thoughtful insights that had never occurred to me, as a non-therapist. Am torn between wanting to reassure you that you were successful as a therapist and letting the results (the patient ultimately confronting his parents) speak for themselves. Nice article.

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Melanie's avatar

I could not help feeling how much his hesitation to approach you, to love you mirrored his hesitation to approach & love men. "Confused about his orientation", "I'm just not sure how to do this", "He wanted what wasn't allowed, historically". What a lovely case.

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