“Work myself out of a job” = Ridiculous!

A colleague of mine at PathSeeker Center frequently says that "he does a good job when he works himself out of a job." I think this is supposed to mean that he wants people to overcome their issues and stop attending therapy.

This does not make sense to me.

If I help people and they don't come back to therapy, then who is going to scratch my tummy? Who is going to sit on the couch and hold me?

I believe in a symbiotic relationship being essential for therapy. People need to come into the office and pet me. In return, I fill their desires for lazy affirmation and love. You can't get any healthier than that.

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