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Old Jun 16, 2009, 12:48 PM
del12 del12 is offline
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Well I haven't been here for a while, but last might and today I read your posts and I would definately put up a red flag. There are T's that are too chicken to acknowledge for whatever reason they want to stop seeing client. Usually it is because they can't meet the clients needs, lack of knowledge and unwilling to put the effort in to change the therapy to meet the clients needs or it sounds like she is trying to phase out her private practice. and is unwilling to admit it. I had a T who I was with for about a year. I knew the therapy wasn't working, but I didn't have the guts to quit and tell him it wasn't working. I kept going until he totally lost it with me and I was so angry and devastated by his comments that I never went back. I realize now that he was unwilling to work with me because he used only one approach and it didn't work for me. So instead of stepping up and telling me that maybe I need to see someone else he just kept seeing me slowly trying to break me down until either I quit or I got on board with his wacky brain washing therapy. Well I quit and reported him to his group. He never called me or anything so it goes to show he really could of cared less. My new T validated my feelings and we are still working on the damage he has done. My new T said he was unprofessional and way out of line. I eventually wrote him a letter sharing my feelings and thoughts (more for me than him) and yes I sent it. Who knows if he even read it and according to his therapy choice it doesn't matter what others think or what you do to them, it is what it is and not to think about it and move on. So now my T works with me for me not for what works for my T.
So after my long story I think that maybe it is time to find a T that fits you and that will take the effort to help you! That is what you pay for and therapy is yours and it is the job of the T to be there for you! You don't need a T who is constantly trying to turn it around on you. You deserve so much better.