
Jun 28, 2022, 09:05 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed
I think my therapist wants to switch me to someone who specilizes in eating disorders. She says she won't but then she keeps talking about me meeting with this other higher up therapist who works with eating disorders. I asked her today "are you going to back door me and switch me to her because I've had this happen before where therapists say I'm stuck with them and then after awhile they say they are not qualified to work with me so they switch me" she said to me "no I won't switch you but if I did you'd be in great hands because this therapist knows a ton about eating disorders." So I kinda took that as "I'm not going to switch you right now but, I'll throw you under the bus whenever I feel like I need to." Its just dumb because I asked her at our very first session if she worked with people with EDs since the last 2 therapists told me they wouldnt work with me because of it and she said "yeah I know about that stuff and am comfortable with it." Its just like really frustrating you know... I know I have issues with food and our sessions mainly talk about eating and weight loss and stuff but I just wish she was upfront with me at the start the way I was upfront with her at the start and said that I had some issues
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I'm beginning to wonder if therapists are ever upfront. But I'll be upfront...it's been my experience that when a therapist talks about another t who is higher up and works well with your issues, they are reluctant to let you go for fear of you feeling rejected and abandoned, but they are saying that yeah, that other t is more qualified & the t you're seeing feels in over his/her head.
I would flat-out ask her, maybe write it down and read your concern to her. I'll tell you - you have a right to know whether she feels truly qualified to work with you, or not. You shouldn't have to feel like she's going to throw you under the bus.
Just my 2 cents.
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