When You Don't Think Your Therapist "Gets It"

[Heather]

yes, but you'd think i'd be able to do the purlple team scores 5 pts. the green teams scors 9 pts. how many mores pts. does the purlple need to tie the game? write a number sentence to solve. ( ans. 9-5 = 4) all I put was a big fat ? mark. doesn't help much with the self-esteem when you see what the answer is. looks pretty simple. but still can't wrap my mind around it. still feels like oatmeal.

 

[Nephtys]

HJ

The new therapist seems to be a better fit. She seemed to "get it" but time will tell for sure.

Hi Brokenchild, hope you have found the right T. I had been through years of on and off therapy, not knowing what was wrong with me. For the past 8 years I have been going through meds and psychiatrists/therapists to no avail. in Feb. 2010
I had a consult with Dr. Janina Fisher who told me that good trauma therapists( there are trauma therapists and then there are the "real" trauma therapists)-the "real ones", don't take insurance...another consideration is to trust your gut.
I was recommended a successful trauma therapist who ended up being a disaster...why? I remember that even though I felt that he understood very well and his approach was different from any I had experienced beforehand, I still remembered our first phone conversation. I got bad vibes from him. I seem to now be on the right path but it has been a very expensive one; I have been paying out of pocket for treatments(qEEG that cost me $500.00, therapy, Neuroreplet, etc.on and on) my bottom of the barrel insurance is being considered for renewal. I have pleaded my case for them to not increase my premium since I will not be able to pay for my treatment if they do. There is an article in the NY Times by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, a must-read for all who have bee affected by trauma. It is also a loud and urgent message to our broken health care system. Anyway hope you are making progress!

 

[OKRADLAK]

Nephtys---Can you post the link to the article? I would like to read it. ! THanks!!