@psychgeist52 @iFatima_Yousef @CbtKsa @burayw0a I could share prevailing perspectives that appear to be based on cultural stereotypes rather than experience with therapeutic relationships, but I haven’t found them to apply in my experience. Having practiced psychoanalysis & psychoanalytic psychotherapy both in Canada & Saudi…

@psychgeist52 @iFatima_Yousef @CbtKsa @burayw0a … I found no big differences to speak of. Of course, culture, religion and local customs influence the experiences people come to therapy with, and impact the environment they grew up in. I just did not see much difference in how therapeutic relationships form and progress. …

@psychgeist52 @iFatima_Yousef @CbtKsa @burayw0a … Overall interest and hunger for therapy that delves into the depth of the psyche seems high and is quite palpable, in part, possibly, because of the paucity of therapist providing it. One could argue, however, that the culture in the region has been progressively Westernized…

@psychgeist52 @iFatima_Yousef @CbtKsa @burayw0a … or that the more Westernized a person is the more likely they are to seek this kind of therapy, which might account for what I’m anecdotally seeing in my practice.