Starting Therapy Today

[Shady_99']

I'm starting therapy today and I'm nervous. I tried counseling last year and it didn't help. I just felt like my counselor didn't care and wasn't trying to help me move through my PTSD and Severe depression.

 

[Lionheart]

@ShadyBaby87

Good luck with therapy today, I hope you have a good connection with your therapist. Please remember that there are all types of therapies and therapists and sometimes it can take awhile to find the right fit.

It can be a little frustrating, but there are some good therapists out there that genuinely care and want to help you to help yourself heal.

For me, things got worse during therapy before they got better, but they did eventually get better and continue to do so to this day. Plus I'd say it is normal to be a bit nervous....take it slow and be gentle with yourself.

 

[Shady_99']

@Lionheart777

Thanks I'll keep u updated on how it goes :)

 

[Saria]

I'm always nervous before therapy, but I think the first session is the worst, when you don't know who or what to expect. How did it go today? I hope it went well and that you've found yourself a good therapist to work with :)

 

[sun seeker]

I tried counseling last year and it didn't help.

I wonder whether you could define what your previous therapist did that wasn't helpful. If you could narrow it down to some specific behaviours that you would have wanted them to do or not do, you could explain this to the new therapist so they know from the start and can help you come up with a plan to make it work better this time. Lots of it is about the connection and you can't know until you meet, but might some of it be specific and definable? Just asking because I've had a similar problem and that was what I did. It helped. Good luck!

 

[PTSDbegone]

How did it go? I hope it went well for you. Sometimes it's hard to know right off the bat. It can take a few sessions to figure out if you connect with this therapist, and will eventually feel comfortable with them. I have been through the process more than a few times, and am now with someone I can see myself staying with for awhile. It's like starting any new relationship really.