A couple of months ago I read a similar paper by Janine Roberts called Transparency and Self-Disclosure in Family Therapy - Dangers and Possibilities. It was a very interesting read and really clearly laid out how use of self by the therapist can be helpful to clients. I thought it illustrated really well the pitfalls too.

I think in a lot of ways this article is more accessible though. She uses some of the same cases she used in the paper I read but has written it in such a way that it is far more helpful to clients.

Thanks for posting it, AG.