• What will he think of me? Will he think I'm crazy, bad, or stupid?
• She'll diagnose me
• He'll try to talk about things I don't want to talk about
• She'll push me to do things I'm not ready to do
• It won't work anyway, so why bother?
• He'll try to psychoanalyze me
• She'll try to blame everything on my mother or father
• He'll be too stuffy
• She'll be too loosey-goosey
• He'll be like one of the t.v. shrinks in sitcoms
• She won't understand me

But here's what your psychologist is really trying to do...

• Understand you. See things from your point of view
• Join forces with you. Collaborate
• Put your problems / concerns in a context that makes sense
• Communicate his / her understand back to you –- to make sure it's right
• Understand your goals
• Figure out what you need, what's best for you
• Be professional but human
• Help you understand yourself better
• Help you understand others better
• Help you

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