The first problem was that you should not have been seeing someone without proper credentials, at the very least a masters degree and if you accept those diagnoses, a PhD. The second issue is one discussed a lot on the forum, that of to what degree does talk therapy help us. Some are very happy with their therapists, and some are not. We all have different insurance situations or the lack thereof, but we all need to find someone with whom w have rapport and whose approach we find helpful to us. My biggest issue with them has been that they tend to just sit there and let me vent. I’m quite the talker, so I can talk the whole time and fill the session. It’s important to vent sometimes, but I would prefer goal setting, more guidance, and I often tell them that but that only happens if I state my goals myself. I love workbooks which I get on Amazon.. I love a lot of structure and dont understand why they dont use that kind of approach, addressing problems that are universal for a particular disorder like recognizing triggers, etc, blended in with dealing with the client’s situational challenges. Obviously we have to take charge of helping to mold our own therapy, but when we are seriously struggling it can be hard to do that. So I guess one lesson is to talk over the approach you want when you are feeling as well as possible. It is important to discuss the approach you want in the first session and not be afraid to leave a situation that isn’t working, tho I know how hard it is to start over. All the more reason to discuss the approach you want at the beginning.