My first therapist as an adult was very helpful. I only went because I was afraid my husband’s therapist was going to hospitalize me. The main theme in therapy was trusting mental health care, accepting medication and not to be afraid of myself or scared of therapists think. That I’m not as crazy as I think I am and that I could be managed on an outpatient basis. I filled out a think/mood chart every day and we went over the most alarming behavior/thoughts every session. I took it to her every other week. I also wrote her notes and everything. She was a former crisis counselor. Even at my best I’m a suicide risk. At my best I have a GAF score of low 30’s. Even if it was 1x every month / month and a half I would still see her.

Now the rest of the therapist have been squishy at best. I pull my punches almost all the time. The one time I did a mood/thought chart for one therapist I almost got hospitalized. She viewed me more as a danger then when I’m suicidal. So I never did that again. I Stopped seeing my last therapist because she picked the wrong time to say I wasn’t making progress. I’ve been without a therapist for almost a year. I would like a therapist but I’m unwilling to try again.I miss my families psych team. I guess it depends on how often you see your pdoc. I see mine 3-4x a year. So seeing a T 9-12x a year would still be helpful.