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This question may be foolish but here is goes. Is it normal for a therapist to enlist the aid someone? I have been comfortable with her, confiding in her etc. However in digging through the mess in my head she discovered something that she believes she would not be able to help me in the most appropriate way because she doesn't have much experience in dealing with that sort of mess.
I have full faith in her. I truly believe that she can help me. I mean she has helped me to understand quite a lot of things about myself. I mean I probably would not be able to get this far without her (although she says I have much more things to work out). She hasn't abandoned me or anything. This aid is actually free or charge.
But I'm just wondering. Is she loosing confidence in herself or something? I mean she has been spot on about a lot of things when it comes to my thought process. I mean I though therapist are willing to take on any challenge.
I have full faith in her. I truly believe that she can help me. I mean she has helped me to understand quite a lot of things about myself. I mean I probably would not be able to get this far without her (although she says I have much more things to work out). She hasn't abandoned me or anything. This aid is actually free or charge.
But I'm just wondering. Is she loosing confidence in herself or something? I mean she has been spot on about a lot of things when it comes to my thought process. I mean I though therapist are willing to take on any challenge.
But you are a human being!
Doctors of all areas call in other doctors for a consult. I view it as a very positive thing! So often in therapy, the thing that seems obvious to the untrained person can be exactly the wrong thing to do. Do you want your therapist to stumble into something like that?
There might be additional payments involved, just as there would if you went to your regular doctor for a sore knee and got referred to a specialist who needed to do more extensive testing. The specialist may or may not "take over" part of the treatment program for that knee.
Likewise, if the issue is beyond the scope of your regular therapist, it may be time to see a specialist for part of your therapy, and then return to your regular therapist once you get over the hump.
Ask your therapist about this!
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You're right. I must admit something. No matter how often I go to these sessions I always took it for granted. Always saw it as someone just sitting down, talking to you and on some occasions give you some exercises to complete. I guess with the type of expectations I have of her, it never once occurred to me that anything could go wrong since all she would be doing is talking to me.
Never realized that when it comes to counseling there is an art form to it. Guess I took it for granted.