Fuzzybear, if it were me, I would tell them I had seen another therapist before, but I would not tell them for how long. I would consider that confidential. Is it your insurance who wants to know how long you saw a former therapist? (I am not sure what NHS is.) My insurance does not reimburse for my current T, so I pay him out of pocket. They only reimburse for 20 visits yearly for an approved T, anyway. After that, you're on your own. I put my therapy fees into my budget as a necessity. I scrimp in other areas, such as not going out for lunch or dinner, etc. I've also sold stuff on eBay to make extra cash and done some speculation too (bought stuff at one price and sold at higher and made some quick profit).

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Wouldn't a new therapist want records from the old one? My experience is that as soon as you mention a previous therapist the new therapist wants to request records.

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okiedokie, my current therapist never requested records from my former counselor. He trusted me to communicate to him what my issues were and what I wanted to work on. I would have thought it not a good sign if he wanted to see previous records. Plus, those records are confidential. If it were a pdoc, I could maybe understand, as the new one might want to see the meds history in detail. But a good therapist should be able to start from scratch with a new client.

Good luck, Fuzzybear. I hope you can get this worked out and find a good T who can help you. (((hugs)))