Thanks. Yes, Iīve been thinking of saying to her but at the same time I donīt want to put any pressure on her as the decision around continuing or not continuing therapy isnīt on her only. She sees me within the church where she works and her boss and others also have a say in this.
Iīve had contact within the specialised mental health care as well but there they donīt see me as "sick enough" and by that I wonīt get access to more specialized care. They might perhaps give me some general counselling. I donīt know more specifically how my T looks upon this, I told her today I've had suicidal thoughts recently and itīs not that she wonīt talk with me about that but I notice itīs a thing she doesnīt go deeper into.
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Originally Posted by mostlylurking
I think you could start a conversation by telling her how helpful it has been to talk to her, and you could even say "I realize you're not trained to treat depression or anxiety but nonetheless, this has been helping me and it's really important to me." And then if you can, you could tell her you're worried about losing her if you fully open up about things.
If this therapist is working for you, then I would think about the possibility of supplementing with additional specialized care, but not replacing her, and maybe you could talk to her about that too.
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