Thanks. I donīt actually have two options as Iīm already referred back to this counselor as the therapy unit thought I needed to see someone who was more supportive. But they didnīt refer me to this counselor specifically but they only write what kind of care they recommend. Here we donīt have a referall system which means that you canīt get a referall to a specific therapist but to more or less "anyone" with a free time slot.
It was this current counselor who asked me if I wanted to continue with her and establish a care plan and I accepted. I wrote a suggestion for a care plan and now I kind of wait for her to address whatīs in that plan and begin to help me.
To be fair, weīve only have had one session so far (before we just talked about random things in wait for therapist I later on left) and I hope sheīll be able to discuss things with me on a more personal level.
I find it a bit strange that she turned to general reasoning during the whole hour but perhaps she was unsure how to address what I told her.
Quote:
Originally Posted by ArtleyWilkins
^^^Good post, Here Today.
Sarah, the actually qualified therapists you've seen are too impersonal for you. The friendlier counselor you are currently seeing is not qualified enough for you. Your choices are limited unless you decide to go back to work and not have to rely on sick pay to live.
Given the two options, which is the better? I realize it is the lesser of two (or three) bad options. Personally, I'd take an actual therapist with some skills, even if it was a therapy modality I wasn't that convinced about, who I might not personally like that much, and work with that therapist for awhile and see if, over time, it might work out better than I initially thought it would. Seems like you have deemed them unsatisfactory fairly quickly; sometimes it takes time. I, personally, wouldn't want to work with a counselor that really isn't a therapist if my mental health issues are serious enough that they are preventing me from working, particularly if her lack of skill in actually working with someone with serious mental health issues is pretty apparent.
It seems like those are your options under your circumstances.
|