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Starting with a new therapist
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Hi guys,
Wondered if I could ask some advice?
I start therapy again tomorrow. I’ve been in and out of therapy for 8 years. But my last therapist was rather unprofessional and triggered me a lot. So I have had to change but I just don’t know where to start tomorrow! So any advice on how to handle a first session would be great!
Thanks,
AJ x
Wondered if I could ask some advice?
I start therapy again tomorrow. I’ve been in and out of therapy for 8 years. But my last therapist was rather unprofessional and triggered me a lot. So I have had to change but I just don’t know where to start tomorrow! So any advice on how to handle a first session would be great!
Thanks,
AJ x
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Also dont be afriad to repeat what you have told previous therapist, it may be annoying or upsetting to talk about the same things over and over again, but it could be important for the therapist to know, basically if you think its important than tell them.
Final piece of advice is just be honest with your therapist, it will be difficult for them to get a full picuture of you and your issues if you dont tell your them the whole story.
I hope that this advice is useful and I really hope your sessions goes well!
Please update if you want to.
The thing that annoys me the most is an unprofessional therapist, and unfortunately, it is rather common to find them. It happend to me in the past and I would never change my present therapist because is the best I haver had, the important thing is, as @SirArchibald said, to be always honest with them, explain all your worries,fears and axienty and the will do everything to sort it out with you.
Cosmo.
Sorry to hear that you had a bad therapist last time, unfortunately, as Cosmo said, this can be rather common. Really hope that you have a better experience this time and that they can provide you with the right support.
I've had similar experiences with psychiatrists being unprofessional and this did make things worse. However, when I changed to PWPs, I told them about my previous experiences and they were really understanding and try to avoid any triggers. As mentioned, goal setting is good as it gives therapists insight into what you hope to gain from the sessions, and you can work collaboratively to plan and achieve them. To reiterate the great advice already given - try to be as honest and open with your new therapist as possible. It can be hard to be open after having a negative therapy experience, but they are not there to judge you and there are good ones who want to support you
Hope this makes sense and helps - it takes a lot of strength to go through therapy, especially if you've had bad experiences in the past, so be really proud of yourself
Sorry to hear how your past therapist treated you
I'm proud of you for being able to find another one though. Hopefully this will be the start to a new journey for you!
How did your session go? I actually have my first therapy session in nearly 2 years next week too, and I'm pretty nervous. I did get along with my past therapist so I'm hoping this one will be good too. I think being open and trying to tell them a good overall explanation of your past, triggers and experiences are important. Not sure if this will be much help now, but I hope it all goes well!
Just wanted to check in and see how your therapy session went?
I'm so proud of you for starting up with a new therapist. Just as Abby has said, it takes strength to seek support, especially when your past experiences have been tricky. So very proud of you!
Thanks so much for all the advice- the session went really well!
We spoke briefly about what's going on for me and why I came to therapy etc. But then we just spent most of the session getting to know each other! Lots of talk about TV, books, my degree, etc etc. It really put me at ease to know she saw me as a person.
AJ x