[RainbowSadness]

Realistically I know I need to switch my T but I can't get myself to. I like her so much as a person I can't imagine just all of a sudden not having anything to do with her anymore. I have been seeing her for almost a year though and we haven't made any real progress. All she did was help me with school and become more open to trying new things. A year of therapy for that. I can't see us going anywhere. She's a marriage and family therapist which aren't even the issues I'm facing. Like I said though I can't get myself to terminate. This is stressful, I feel stuck.

[Anne2.0]

Have you had a conversation with her about it? That would be a good step if you haven't.

I'm not sure that form of licensing means that the T can't do individual therapy around issues other than marriage/family. It's more like a "regular" therapist isn't necessarily qualified for couples or families but a MF counselor is trained to understand individuals and work with various problems and then has experience on top of it. Can't understand a couple or a family unless you can understand individuals.

[ruh roh]

Can you see another while seeing this one, or alternate weeks, as a way to transition to someone else?

[PurpleBlur]

Originally Posted by RainbowSadness

Realistically I know I need to switch my T but I can't get myself to. I like her so much as a person I can't imagine just all of a sudden not having anything to do with her anymore. I have been seeing her for almost a year though and we haven't made any real progress. All she did was help me with school and become more open to trying new things. A year of therapy for that. I can't see us going anywhere. She's a marriage and family therapist which aren't even the issues I'm facing. Like I said though I can't get myself to terminate. This is stressful, I feel stuck.

mft isnt restricted to marriage and family, and working with you is still in the scope of her training...

if you terminate dont do it bc shes ant mft, do it because shes not helping you. do you feel she isnt challenging you? not taking you deep enough? not giving you tools? maybe just talk to her about it rather than fire her?


maybe you leave her for a month and see someone else for 3 or 4 sessions to get unstuck, then go back to her with fresh eyes? the relationship counts for a lot, so if you have that dont throw it away without some thought...

[SlumberKitty]

Originally Posted by RainbowSadness

Realistically I know I need to switch my T but I can't get myself to. I like her so much as a person I can't imagine just all of a sudden not having anything to do with her anymore. I have been seeing her for almost a year though and we haven't made any real progress. All she did was help me with school and become more open to trying new things. A year of therapy for that. I can't see us going anywhere. She's a marriage and family therapist which aren't even the issues I'm facing. Like I said though I can't get myself to terminate. This is stressful, I feel stuck.

Maybe try a couple of other T's before switching to see if there is another modality out there that is working better for you. I would also say talk to your therapist because if you feel stuck, the therapist may have other things that she can try to help you get unstuck. But the therapist may not know if you don't tell her. Impasses can bring great growth.