Therapists care about how their patients perceive them. The details they consider may surprise you.
said her workwear choices are also about functionality. “I try to wear clothes that I can go out in the world in, like low-heeled shoes or boots,” she explained — and “no pantyhose.” Her therapy often involves taking patients outside the office and her clothes need to be able to handle the elements.
Asked to summarize her style at work, Hendriksen called it “kind of generic professional.” She sticks to a neutral palette in both color and silhouette, she said, because “it’s [my patient’s] hour. It’s not my hour.” She sees her practice as “my patients’ place to express themselves. And I want them to feel comfortable with me, like they can project what they need onto me.”, creating an environment where patients can express themselves starts with putting her own identity on display.
Most importantly, she wants her clothing to make everyone feel like they can be themselves in her office and out in the real world. It also seemed like what she wore was a bigger concern because she was young and still in training, Aldao said. “When you are 24 or 25 years old, most of your clients are going to be older.” Wearing more formal business wear can help project maturity and professionalism to patients who might question the authority of a young therapist.Now that she has her own clinic, though, Aldao said she has left those confining standards behind.
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