Not suitable

On what grounds would a person be deemed not suitable for therapy?
Are there criteria for who is or isn't suitable?
I am dxed with personality disorder nos, and know that therapy is the preferred choice of tx for PDs, but my tx is medication alone- in the form of depot injections and an antidepressant.

Capricorn, therapy is the preferred choice of tx for PD's - I am borderline and see a therapist (I am also bipolar) and take meds. Did someone tell you that you are not suitable for therapy, like your psychiatrist? Is your insurance refusing to pay for therapy? I've never heard of criteria for being suitable or not suitable. There are many different types of therapy - cognitive, DBT, EMDR, etc - and each therapist works with his/her client with whatever method works best for them.

Also, why the antidepressant - do you also suffer from depression? Please post again - I'm not sure from your information exactly what you're asking.

Are you going through NHS, or looking for a private therapist?
From my understanding, NHS can be pretty discouraging, and I hope that won't stop you from getting what you want.

I had two short lived attempts with trained therapists who pushed a 'if you want to be a good person' agenda as if i was bad rather than someone who had psychological problems,due to dysfunctional childhood and bullying,that made it hard for me to cope effectively with certain situations.
Finally i saw an untrained person via my mh day centre who admitted that she could only do a sticking plaster job and that i needed extensive therapy.
Things went ok for several weeks and then she revealed she was a member of a small religious sect.
Several weeks later i inadvertently upset her religious sensibilities and soon after she told my care co ordinator that she couldn't see me.
At first a replacement was in line but he was then fully booked up. Then i was told i was not suitable for therapy.

Yes i suffer from bouts of depression. Been more severe in the past but now moderate.
Previous dxs over 37 years are schizophrenia and schizoaffective.
See http://forums.psychcentral.com/showthread.php?t=227224
for further details re symptoms.

NHS . Never had private therapy . Couldn't afford it.

Then I think you have to keep pestering them. Seems that initially they like to direct people to self-help ideas. (Insurance companies in the U.S. are going this route too).

That has also been my experience........

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I agree with this! My opinion re "not suitable" is that they don't want to spend their money! Its bull****.

I think you need to keep "pestering" them and I wish you luck!