Posted by Lonely on August 18, 2004, at 14:19:50
In reply to Coach vs Therapist - Change ?, posted by Lonely on August 18, 2004, at 1:12:55
I just made an appt. with a new therapist and am having major misgivings about it. He *does* have a corporate background so that's good but all the therapists I've seen for the last 4 years were women and I think I'm more comfortable w/women. I talked to this guy's wife last June but she only works with children and recommended her husband.
Sometimes I think it is just such a waste of time when a therapist keeps asking why this and why that. Usually I spend a great deal of time explaining a complex (and therapists have admitted it is complex) background medically and socially. The questions are repetitious since I've explained my history to several different T's in the last year and repetitious because they either aren't listening or think they will get a different answer. Last time I said she (the therapist) was wasting my time. She said "okay, what do you want to talk about?" I said I didn't know and it didn't matter anyway. I come in and talk about things and go home and am not any better.
Is this what other people experience? Somehow, I'm not getting much out of this. Oh, this guy says he uses a psychodynamic approach but already I'm not so sure I like him.
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