by Harper West | Aug 15, 2021 | Emotions
When I was a beginning therapist, I was concerned about yawning in front of a client. I knew that making someone feel I was disinterested was not only rude, but would disrupt the therapeutic alliance and trust. Yet I was working two jobs and often 14 hours a day, so...
by Harper West | Jul 1, 2016 | Empathy, Self-Acceptance
An excellent article on “How to Avoid the Empathy Trap” offers many good points. However, I disagree with the terms and premise of “empathy trap.” In true empathy, there is no trap. There is actually no such thing as an overly empathic person. This is actually...
