Posted by fallsfall on April 9, 2004, at 20:31:17
In reply to Remind me again why therapy is worth it, posted by pegasus on April 9, 2004, at 19:15:29
It is hard to start with a different therapist. Particularly if you liked your old one.
I find that my new therapist understands me and sees me in different ways than my old one did. And comforts and supports me in different ways. I do feel pretty safe with him (every once in a while he seems to have a session where he's really weird, and I worry about those - I haven't figured out if it is him or me. I always learn from those sessions, though, so I guess they are valuable).
I was with my old therapist for 8 1/2 years, and I think that having some variety is a good thing at this point.
3 months is about the point where you've been going long enough so you think that things should have settled down. But you haven't really gone long enough to know each other yet. I think 3 months is a hard "phase".
If you can talk to her about it, just like you did with us, I'm betting that it will turn out to be a "therapeutic opportunity". Either that, or you will figure out that you aren't a good match (but "covering a lot of ground" and "Some of the things she has said have been helpful" seem fairly hopeful).
Good luck!
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