Hi,

Well, let's see if I can summarize this in a short way. At the end of May, my former counselor moved away. I'd been seeing him for three years, and we had an excellent working relationship. Even though it was hard to see him leave, and I wasn't ready to stop counseling, we still ended on a positive note. I wished him well, and felt grateful to have worked with him. However, I have been really missing him, and it's been hard.

Because he left with somewhat short notice, we had trouble getting a referral arranged. He had trouble finding referrals, too. I started seeing a new counselor after he left. I saw the new counselor for three visits, and the last visit was this past Wednesday. It just isn't a good personality match, and all sorts of weird things kept happening. I could describe some of the things that were happening but maybe that isn't beneficial. At the last session, I said that the working relationship seemed awkward to me, and I asked him if it seemed awkward to him. He said yes, and he thought it would not work out. He said he would try to find referrals, but yesterday we talked on the phone and he said he can't find any referrals.

So at this point I don't know what to do. I've tried to look for counselors on my own since my former counselor left, and I'm not having much luck either. I called the three referrals my counselor gave me, and this one man was the only one who called back. I don't know if this is a message to me that it is time to stop counseling, or what! But I do know that I'm not doing very well at the moment and it seems like it would be better to be talking to somebody.

Anyway, it has been a hard time. The last counselor was an upsetting situation.

Thanks for listening, I guess I just needed to say it somewhere. It is hard to try again and have it go badly. It is more depressing somehow. Sorry this is a bit long.

Take care,
ErinBear