[manekineko]

Several months ago I was seeing a psychologist. I had only gone to about 5 sessions with her when I had to stop going because I switched jobs and didn't have health insurance for 3 months. Things were going ok with her... I liked her well enough, but I felt like she was cutting my sessions short because she'd always wrap things up about 5-10 minutes early. I also felt like she was putting words into my mouth and interrupting me sometimes. But, what ticked me off the most was when I called her and told her I wouldn't be able to see her for 3 months due to the fact that I didn't have any insurance. She seemed really distracted on the phone, said she "doesn't give up on her patients like that" and that she'd make some calls about lowering my rates. Then she said she'd call me back about it and abruptly hung up. That was the last I heard from her and it's been 3 months.

Should I find a new psychologist? I'm leaning towards yes, but this is the second psychologist I've been unhappy with and I'm getting tired and frustrated with continually having to starting things over from the beginning with a new therapist. Any advice??

[Midnight Sky]

I hate it when people don't follow though what they say they will do, she should at least have got back to you, even if it was to say she hadn't found a way to lower your rates.
It should be your decision weather or not to go back to T or to find a new one because only you know whether it was helping. It sounds to me though as if she wasn't very dedicated to doing her job, a T should do the job because they want to help people and it doesn't sound like that was her priority.
Maybe you should contact her and tell her that you are looking for a new T and say that you felt you ought to make contact incase T was expecting you back?
I don't think I would be able to do that though so I don't know if you woulds, although writing is always easier.

Good luck

[leacon]

Originally Posted by manekineko

I felt like she was cutting my sessions short because she'd always wrap things up about 5-10 minutes early.

[/quote]That was the last I heard from her and it's been 3 months.[/quote]
The two reasons above are good reasons for looking elsewhere especially if you now have insurance again. If you decide to find someone new and you have some kind of counseling at work, ask them for a reference.

[/quote]this is the second psychologist [/quote]
If you find a new psychologist and once again you do not like her, see if you have some reason that causes this to happen.

[manekineko]

Thanks for the response. I guess I just wanted some reassurance that I wasn't being too negative or unreasonable about the whole situation. I should probably just suck it up and start over with yet another new psychologist. Thanks for the input leacon!

[turquoisesea]

you're not being unresonable. I think you need someone who's right for you, and this person doesn't sound like she's fully invested in YOU. 3months is too long to go without.