Chapter 16
Alienation, Estrangement, and Alignment
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(and the anxiety, anger, and fear usually associated with these actions),
Dad reasonably fears that Dr. Brilliant is somehow Mom’s secret ally
and that together they are poisoning the son against him. A healthy,
mature, and empowered Dad might shrug the news off in front of his
son and then later, once he is alone, confront Mom and call Dr. Brilliant
to learn more. A less healthy Dad simply erupts, “Your mother didn’t
tell me about him! Don’t say another word to him!” In so doing, the
secure, trusting, attachment-like relationship that is so critical to any
psychotherapy can be undermined and the therapist—like the child—
triangulated into the parents’ conflict.
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