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    Therapist-academically closeminded

    Oh whoa. Lightbulbs going off here! Yippey. I will include that in my convos with her. Thanks so much. Thanks Sideways.
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    Undiagnosed Looking for therapist

    I read today that the DSM-V ascribes to a subtype of PSTD for children 6 and under. It's C-PTSD without saying it. I was somewhere on the NIMH website.
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    Since when does a therapist steer the session?

    Yes! I just sent a note to the Therapist with expectations. Hopefully, we can come to a meeting of minds because I like her, I just don't want to be misdiagnosed. Thank you. Hi Lilac. I hear you Lilac. I learned that active listening also includes mirroring the client's pertinent-to-healing...
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    Since when does a therapist steer the session?

    Another question: my T said to me at the beginning of our second session "So here's what I have planned for us today." Since when does a therapist steer the session. What happened to "how are you doing?" "Any new developments you would like to share with me?" "What's been significant this past...
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    Therapist-academically closeminded

    Oh.... Thank you Charbella. I will read tomorrow and pass on to T. Great!
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    Was this ethical of my (ex)therapist?

    Posing as a five star establishment when actual clients didn't do the rating is fraud. Any clients who used the service based on the five stars were entrapped. Furthermore, unless her husband is a paid staff member, his contacting you is a breech of the HIPPA laws. Glad you are moving on. I had...
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    Therapist-academically closeminded

    You're exactly right. She said it's not is DSM becuz there is no difference between PTSD and C-PTSD. As an severely abused child, I know the difference. My sympathetic NS has never been dialed down by parasympathetic NS. I'm hyper-everything. How can I work with T that doesn't understand the...
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    Therapist-academically closeminded

    My Therapist doesn't believe in C-PTSD, although my exper is textbk. Wants to dxd me depressed, anxiety disorder. Force me to examine dad as bad guy. What he did was bad, he was good. The bad guy was MOM. Do I fire therapist?
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    Undiagnosed Looking for therapist

    Reading C-PTSD, Surviving/Thriving by PWalker. The book nails my experience. Looking for therapist who believes in C-PTSD. Suggestions?
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