[healed84]

I see a lot of you all talk about the different kinds of thearpies you are doing with your T. I am wondering who and how the decesion is made on the type of thearpy. Tomorrow is my, I think 5th session with my T. I am going for anxiety/depression. So far, I have learned a couple of relxation techniques and we decided we were going to see if we can discover the root of the anxiety.

However, there has been no talk of any kind of specific kinds of thearpy. Is this something I should ask about? Or is it is something that comes about naturally?Just curious I am new to all of this!

[roads]

I'll be having my fourth session with my new T next week. I'm bipolar & alcoholic, some other issues. We are working well so far, seem to have good rapport, I think have the makings for a good team to jointly pursue my better mental health. That's what I care about. He hasn't brought up methods, I don't insist on/refuse any out of hand.

That's me. I've gone through a few therapist now over a lot of years, & a fairly informal approach works for me.

How are you feeling at this point? A sense of a bit more trust, not less? Think this might get you somewhere better than where you are? Does anything have you uneasy, wishing you hadn't started this? You've been going long enough you can access somewhat how it's working for you.

Anything you're unsure of, ask. There's plenty of experience here. In case you haven't noticed, most of us think we've got the best Ts ever.

[talktopaul]

Originally Posted by healed84

I see a lot of you all talk about the different kinds of thearpies you are doing with your T. I am wondering who and how the decesion is made on the type of thearpy. Tomorrow is my, I think 5th session with my T. I am going for anxiety/depression. So far, I have learned a couple of relxation techniques and we decided we were going to see if we can discover the root of the anxiety.

However, there has been no talk of any kind of specific kinds of thearpy. Is this something I should ask about? Or is it is something that comes about naturally?Just curious I am new to all of this!

I don't think it hurts to ask - if you're interested. There are plenty of different therapies out there, and often a therapist is able to tailor their therapy approach to suit your needs/preferences. Some will be up front about the type of therapy they use, others may need to be asked.

Therapists often have a preference for a particular type of therapy in which they have received specialised training in. They should be more than happy to tell you about their approach - (and if they're not, be wary).

Any idea which type of therapy you prefer? CBT (cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) seem to be quite effective for depression and anxiety according to the research I've found. But it's probably more important that you find something that feels right for you.

[faith1983]

i think what's important is the way you feel with the way your sessions are going, but knowing what kind of therapy your t does could help you understand some intervention he/she might do.

[healed84]

Originally Posted by roadrunnerbeepbeep

I'll be having my fourth session with my new T next week. I'm bipolar & alcoholic, some other issues. We are working well so far, seem to have good rapport, I think have the makings for a good team to jointly pursue my better mental health. That's what I care about. He hasn't brought up methods, I don't insist on/refuse any out of hand.

That's me. I've gone through a few therapist now over a lot of years, & a fairly informal approach works for me.

How are you feeling at this point? A sense of a bit more trust, not less? Think this might get you somewhere better than where you are? Does anything have you uneasy, wishing you hadn't started this? You've been going long enough you can access somewhat how it's working for you.

Anything you're unsure of, ask. There's plenty of experience here. In case you haven't noticed, most of us think we've got the best Ts ever.

Overall I am feeling good about the relationship we have established.. It is still developing, but I think my appointment last week helped to make me feel better as I came in there at crisis mode, and he helped a lot. I think if I want anything, it would be to make some goals as to what I want to get out of thearpy, and see what my T thinks I need to work on and go from there. I did stress to him that I really would like to explore the root of what is causing my issues and I think really that is what we are focusing on right now. I have an appointment with him today (as long as weather cooperates) I am interested to see how that will go!

[healed84]

Originally Posted by talktopaul

I don't think it hurts to ask - if you're interested. There are plenty of different therapies out there, and often a therapist is able to tailor their therapy approach to suit your needs/preferences. Some will be up front about the type of therapy they use, others may need to be asked.

Therapists often have a preference for a particular type of therapy in which they have received specialised training in. They should be more than happy to tell you about their approach - (and if they're not, be wary).

Any idea which type of therapy you prefer? CBT (cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) seem to be quite effective for depression and anxiety according to the research I've found. But it's probably more important that you find something that feels right for you.

I haven't done a lot of research on the types of thearpy, but from what I have looked into on CBT, it seems that would be the most useful for me.

[talktopaul]

Originally Posted by healed84

I haven't done a lot of research on the types of thearpy, but from what I have looked into on CBT, it seems that would be the most useful for me.

CBT for Dummies is actually a pretty good introduction to CBT if you're interested. Your local library should have it or something similar.

and there are some free resources on the net you might be interested in which I can highly recommend. This government one from Australia is really good:

http://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/resources/consumers.cfm

and i'm sure there are others that are equally free, and equally useful.