Interesting post. I think so. But maybe that's only because I feel like I am one of those clients.

I've had 3 Ts get fed up with me because my depression won't improve - one T even told me that my reactions were "excessive" based on the context of the situation I grew up in!! Maybe so, but that doesn't help me now!! So much for being non-judgemental!! Grr! So I stopped with T for the time being. Tired of following their suggestions and doing my best to get nowhere and then be told off about it like I'm a child. I'm frustrated that after 3yrs of depression I'm nowhere near beating it - I don't need T to unload their frustration on me as well!!

Also, out of 6 Pdocs, 4 got fed up of me (inc my current Pdoc who is now just waiting for me to go back to Uni so she won't have to see me again), 1 was a mutual discontinuation (we both annoyed each other! lol), and the other I only saw once so didn't have time to get fed up of me.

The way I see it is that it is natural to get frustrated after time when you've tried your best and the patient has tried their best, and there is still no improvement. However, the patient should be directed to another professional instead of the T/Pdoc offloading all of their frustration onto the client!!

*Willow*