Confused as to whether I should persist with current therapist
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Hi All, thanks for taking the time to read this. over the last ten years I have had three different therapists and very different experiences with each of them. The first was a short term therapist and I saw her for ten weeks. The second I did not ge... View more
Hi All, thanks for taking the time to read this. over the last ten years I have had three different therapists and very different experiences with each of them. The first was a short term therapist and I saw her for ten weeks. The second I did not gel with at all and it was very clear after three appointments that it wasn’t going to work out. My current psychologist I have been seeing for two years and I really like her and we have developed a really nice relationship. She suggested I have social anxiety and depression as a result of the anxiety - I think she is spot on. im just unsure as to whether to continue seeing her because we just do a lot of talking without much of anything else. She always has insightful things to say but I wonder whether there should be more to therapy than just talking? and I know I have improved in the time I’ve been seeing her but I am just waiting to feel better and hoping it will happen soon. I have had anxiety since early childhood and now at 35 I worry this is something I will always have to deal with so therapy might just be something I have to do forever. or are there therapists who are more structured in their approach and I could get a quicker outcome with another therapist? I’m very much at a crossroad as to whether to keep with it and see the little improvements as a win and think of this as a long term relationship or do I need to find someone who can help me make more changes more quickly? If there is such a thing?? I wish there was a quick fix! and also, I know how hard it is to find someone to work with and have them understand, so I am reluctant to have to start the process of building rapport with someone else.