JlolSenior Contributor
Am I correct in interpreting when a counsellor says "It's up to you if you want to come back" to mean they don't want me to come back?
There's more context to this of course.
I saw a (EAP) counsellor for the first time in a while. As it was the first session I didn't expect to work on anything, just talk through the problems and let her know what did and didn't work for me. I thought it went fine.
At the end she said, kind of resignedly, "It's up to you if you want to come back", which to me sounded a bit apathetic. So I said "Well, I made this appointment because I wanted to be here. It's our first session so I'm not expecting anything too productive today. Can I flip the question back to you? Do you think you'd be able to work with me? Would you like me to come back?".
She avoided the questions and instead said, again in a kind of an uninterested way, "It's up to you if you want to come back. You can think about it. Talk to the front desk. You can ask to see me, or ask to see someone else". She made no mention of availabilities, or times, etc.
I left pretty much getting the vibe she didn't like me and didn't want me to come back. Am I right in this assumption?
