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Originally Posted by Keegan2015
She does about 5% of the talking (during a one hour long session) and it's mainly just her asking questions to clarify what I've said or to give very brief opinions about whatever I've been talking about. There are LOTS of awkward pauses as I finish a thought and wait for her to respond.
I thought that the point of therapy was that she'd be providing me with proactive solutions to help with the symptoms of my MI such as coping skills, cognitive exercises, whatever.
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It sounds like she specialises in listening, which is often a good place to start. From there she will presumably proceed to challenging.
However, if you want something more structured, you might want to look at CBT and DBT.
I found the "aimlessness" of therapy very annoying. I got used to it though.
When I pressed Madame T, she admitted there was no map except the map we draw as we go along. And she was not my guide in the sense that she knew the area, but in the sense that she had some general knowledge of geographical principles, eg that rivers run downhill.
(My words, not hers.)