My little corner of the world

Therapeutic space is an important issue not much written about but which reflects certain basic attitudes about therapy. I have written about it before and continue to reflect on the space as an element of the container in which therapy occurs. I choose to have my office in my home. This is a philosophical choice based on my understandings about therapy. Both of the analysts I have worked with have had their offices in their homes, so it is something I am used to. And to the extent that most of us model our way of practicing on those therapists we admire, they are a part of my choice. But more than that, I see this choice reflecting the fact that I do not see therapy as a medical treatment. I see therapy as a part of life and needing to be grounded in the ordinary stuff of daily life lest it become too rarified and too removed from day to day existence. My office space is not just another room in my house -- there are no photos of my children and no deeply revealing personal items. Access to my personal living space is closed off. But it is clear that  it is located in the place where I live. Occasionally there are noises from life going on elsewhere in the house. Or the smells of food cooking. I take care to make it that my husband, the only person who shares the house with me, is not able to hear what is said in my office and for the most part, I see patients at times when he is out doing his own work. 
Source: Jung At Heart - Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs