A Personal Perspective: How autistic therapists meet their clients' needs.
As someone who, like most therapists, cares about my clients’ well-being over and above my “job” as a therapist, I faced a few shaky months. Did being autistic mean I lacked empathy? And, without empathy, could I be a good therapist?
This has caused problems socially, and some people have suggested that I am cold or unfeeling. Because of this, I used to worry that this would be an issue withclients—but in fact, many have commented that my tendency to stay quiet and comparatively neutral allows them to focus on their internal experience.
Therapists, of course, are trained in offering a safe space to their clients, which includes maintaining If you are an autistic therapist, it's highly possible that you're aware of differences in how you experience empathy compared to your colleagues and peers. But as long as you care about working ethically and supportively with your clients and come to the role from a point of genuineness, being autistic need not have any negative bearing on your work.
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