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rooftopfilth t1_jcyamna wrote

If your therapist is like the therapist on Ted Lasso…maybe get a new therapist.

She lets him follow her home! Inside her home! No boundaries whatsoever! The romance will-they-won’t-they that the show is setting up is completely inappropriate. You do not hang out with former clients and you definitely do not romantically engage with them. I will stop watching if he gets over his ex by boning his therapist.

The job of a good therapist is to build relationship and support your needs wherever you’re going. It’s not to smack you in the face with Hard Truths About Yourself that you’re not ready to hear. I suspect the clinicians who do practice this way have some unmet needs regarding dominance and control.

And my last complaint about her is that while I don’t know the ethics codes for sports psychologists, many therapists try to avoid seeing people who are close friends (with each other) for individual therapy as it can cause a conflict of interest, or it can be hard for the clients. It’s not always possible but this is why many teams just contract out for an EAP rather than having just one person on staff.

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DhroovP t1_jcymcju wrote

There is no 'will-they-won't-they' romance between Ted and Doc

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AcxiDenTe t1_jd028i9 wrote

Agreed - I've never detected even a slight hint of romantic tension, in any way

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Citadelvania t1_jd02srb wrote

lol seriously what are they talking about? He's just being super nice like he always is and she's being a therapist who is doing her best to set strict boundaries with a person who tends to be very touchy feely with everyone.

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as1126 t1_jcyb81l wrote

I strongly suggest you don't watch "Shrinking," as the therapist in that show invites one of his patients to move in with him, while continuing treatment. It's identified by everyone around him as a terrible idea, but he maintains it anyway. The show is great, by the way, but if you had a problem with "Doc" on Ted Lasso, you're going to absolutely hate Jimmy in "Shrinking."

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mikepictor t1_jcyxp39 wrote

Wtf?

That therapist sets stronger boundaries than any other tv therapist I’ve ever seen.

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rooftopfilth t1_jd1ztwq wrote

The bar is in the basement… also dude you do not invite your clients inside if they follow you home

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Handlesmcgee t1_jcyo88x wrote

I get it but this is the equivalent of an astronaut loosing there mind at the terrible depiction of space in dark phoenix. Like she’s not trying to be a genuine depiction of proper therapy she’s a plot device to help Ted overcome his challenges of the season. It’s a show about a football team without any football in it having drinks with the therapist was just a way to change locations and how the dialogue plays out

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iamwhoiwasnow t1_jcycg1t wrote

Now I hope they do hook up just because of this sensitive comment

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time_lordy_lord t1_jcypidv wrote

Oh boy. Do NOT watch Shrinking then. But you do raise a valid point. TV shows like these, while meaning well, might cause to have an unrealistic view about therapy. In the show the players immediately get over whatever hang up they had with ONE session. I don't really know how therapy works but that's probably not how

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