breakthroughs in therapy

[Ello Sailor]

Welp

[Jorge]

I recently had a new therapist (through the VA). When I talked about my mental health issues, every response was something like "well, that shouldn't make you sad, think about the positive of it!". Every single issue I brought up was that. I requested a new therapist.

I had a similarly frustrating experience a couple years ago with a therapist who wanted to tie every. single. one. of my frustrations back to my parents' divorce. His analysis felt very facile and skin-deep

Your resistance to their guidance is the surest sign yet that their divorce fucked you up

He was just a shitty therapist. This was during the height of lockdown so it was online sessions, and I always got the sense that he kept getting distracted on his computer while I talked. We had 3 sessions before I cut him loose

[spike]

I recently had a new therapist (through the VA). When I talked about my mental health issues, every response was something like "well, that shouldn't make you sad, think about the positive of it!". Every single issue I brought up was that. I requested a new therapist.

I had a similarly frustrating experience a couple years ago with a therapist who wanted to tie every. single. one. of my frustrations back to my parents' divorce. His analysis felt very facile and skin-deep

Your resistance to their guidance is the surest sign yet that their divorce fucked you up

He was just a shitty therapist. This was during the height of lockdown so it was online sessions, and I always got the sense that he kept getting distracted on his computer while I talked. We had 3 sessions before I cut him loose

Instead of working through the issues, you ended the relationship. The sins of the parents…

[spike]

[B]

holy shit. I had to cancel my therapy session last week.
i got a reminder 24 hours in advance, so i let him know i had to cancel.
He told me there's a fee for cancelling less than 48 hours in advance.

Kinda bullshit, right?

I can top it. The cancellation fee is $235!

Fuck off. That's way more stressful than anything I was working on in therapy.

[VinylGuy]

$235??

dude im a therapist, i can have session with you like right now

[B]

He wasn't even that good. I'll give you a shot, VG.

[B]

I e-mailed him b/c I though it was a typo. Like it was supposed to be $25.
You can cancel with a brain surgeon for $25.

[wease]

I guess it wasn’t a typo?

[dad]

holy shit. I had to cancel my therapy session last week.
i got a reminder 24 hours in advance, so i let him know i had to cancel.
He told me there's a fee for cancelling less than 48 hours in advance.

Kinda bullshit, right?

I can top it. The cancellation fee is $235!

Fuck off. That's way more stressful than anything I was working on in therapy.

yeah, 48 hours heads up is bullshit.

[daft twat]

Based on the last couple pages, this thread title is very misleading.