Therapist reacts to Good Will Hunting therapy scenes 

I'm holding out for a "janitor reacts to Will working as janitor scene" reaction video.

It's an amazingly sensitive and well thought out story arc that affected me deeply when I saw it. Light years ahead of it's time. When you said 'just by being a great guy' I think that really sums up the reason he was able to earn Will's trust. Sensitive, intelligent people can see straight through anything inauthentic. I have helped a friend when he was in deep emotional pain, and I think I know the feeling of offering some important loving fatherly guidance. I wish I had received it when I was young.

My favorite scene is the one in the park on the bench. Love it!

The Sean character could have been charged with assault and could easily have lost his license. But Matt Damon's character grew up with the mentality that being a "snitch" is not acceptable. He wasn't going to be reporting the therapist under any circumstances. In fact, he probably had a smidgen of respect for "Sean" after that happened because he was no stranger himself to using violence when angered or triggered. When they met the second time, "Will" gave Sean the courtesy of hearing him out rather than getting defensive and leaving or striking back at him in anger. The way that relationship deepened over time was beautiful.

Aside from it being a movie, I think that Sean could give Will his number because he wasn't a practicing therapist anymore; he was probably still licensed (for Will to be able to see him as stipulated by the court) but he was really a just teaching in the movie. (By "just teaching," I'm not belittling teaching; I mean only teaching and not practicing.)

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I think you're the second therapist I've watched react to Good Will Hunting. It is interesting to see a licensed therapist's point of view. This movie is so good!! Who knew Ben and Matt had this in them! HEY!!! Let's post a "1st comment" or 2nd or 3rd, and not say anything about the video. Lame.

I can think of maybe one reason as to why personal relationships even after therapy would be forbidden (abuse of the relationship - that was necessary to be built for the therapy - for the therapist's personal gain), but is that all, is it even part of the actual reasons, what other reasons are there?

You need therapy with that hair

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