Have you ever had a therapist who didn't help? How so?

Question

Have you ever had a therapist who didn't help? How so?

Answer 1

Yes, I went to see a psychiatrist after I was sexually assaulted, stalked, and harassed by a man at my school. One day, he asked to talk to my mother. My mother explained how he insinuated that I was never assalted/stalked and I was fabricating the story. My mother expalined to him that it was true and she had seen documentation. He believed the story after hearing from my mother. However, I never went back because I was so depressed. It was the worst thing to hear that he didn't believe me. All the pain I went through and he thought I was some "crazy" girl making it all up.

Answer 2

Unfortunately this happens more than what people want to admit. It is hard to open up to realize that the person who has been sitting across from you will not be able to help you. A lot of time therapists will accept clients who they (therapist) are not able because of lack of training, have not done all of their work, or have strong feelings about some issues. Therapists are trained to not share much about their personal lives so it can be difficult for them to recommend another therapist.

With that, yes I've had several therapists who have not helped me. I remember going to this one therapist who after the first session decided to look up my families history in old newspapers. The next session she confronted me about it. I walked out and went home to get the official documents that I mailed to her to show her that the newspaper is not always right. I have seen her around since then and she turns away so if she has not seen me.

Another therapist just did not connect with me. It was in a university's student counseling office. I was poor like most college students. The department I was majoring required that everyone go to at least six sessions. During the first two or three, I started talking about my past (isn't that part of what counseling for?) and the therapist sent me to the psych ward at the hospital on a 72 hour hold. She came to visit me there and I knew it was not going to work between us. I told her that and it just made me life h**l. I could not get out of there until I had I therapist that I was going to see after I got out.

Now on the positive side, I have become a therapist and I am very up front with my clients. I tell them that if they feel things are not going well to say something, and if I feel the same way I will say something. Once that happens we will talk about what doesn't feel right and come up with some options to fix it. Several times it has been that I've needed to refer them to someone else. My goal is to help not hinder someone's growth.

Answer 3

yes. theres nothing to explain about it really. i go each week, it doesnt help in the slightest.

Answer 4

if you don't like your therapist ask to change..your not going to get better and its a waste of your time and theirs