I dont think some Ts particularly like giving diagnoses and then that leading to medication. I think they aren't supposed to do it but I can hear what you are saying I think about why he didn't recommend you get that from elsewhere if that is what you wanted. Maybe he just truly believed what he was saying to you, that he didn't think it was clinical depression but that he could help you to manage your symptoms.

I think also that some people may just want to take medication and have everything go away, which I don't think actually helps the underlying cause of the depression or symptoms. For me, the work I am doing is going deeper to 'treat' the root cause and if I was medicated for my symptoms I wouldn't be able to tell if it was making any difference. I was medicated for depression at 14 against my will when all I really needed was for someone to actually bother to be there for me, to stick with what would have been pretty tough work, but that is a different story and, incidently, what Tuesday session will be about.

I don't know if that helped at all, but maybe just trust your gut.