Therapy types

Ha, there you go @Mustang67! I think I hear it mostly in reference to neural plasticity. Creatures of habit yes, but habits can be broken 😉

You are so welcome, hope it helps you on this particular leg of your journey! 😁

@tyme @AuntGlow @AlwaysMyself @Appleblossom

last few days something about Schema Therapy hasn’t been sitting comfortable, I had no idea why

google search this morning about stages of Schema Therapy. During majority of this year psychologist has only focused on 1st stage. There was brief mention of the different modes couple times and small focus on changing my thoughts.

Memories are showing me things are very similar to parts of last year ie psychologist saying things that were not followed through on

@Former-Member

I believe you are the expert in your life. The various therapies can help in different ways, and give the practitioners structure, techniques and training. Yet, ultimately it is you, the individual client that matters.

I liked the idea of schema therapy abut have only done online research, not deep therapy or training. I suspect that drawing from a few therapies is the best way forward, but if you able to talk about it with your therapist that could be good. I had a tendency to idealise therapists, but they are human. I hope yours is open to talking about it honestly with you. I would believe there is a lot of work understanding, piecing together parts of ourselves and integrating.

in many ways I have tried to rescript, by finding good things in my past and magnifying them in my mind and my expressions. people generally can’t cope with my truths.

I gain from reading a quora website, where people discuss their therapy. Otherwise we can feel our deepest experiences are isolated. It helps me to know other people’s well considered experiences.

take care

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Quora websites are great. Thanks @Appleblossom

Thanks to @Appleblossom @AuntGlow @tyme for listening, helping me brain storm and providing support the last few days.

chat with psychiatrist went well. Current psychologist going to make enquiries next week about me possibly being transferred to psychologist that I have identified as hoping to work with

Hey @Former-Member ,

Glad it helped provide some clarity. Sometimes, in the thick of things, it's hard to see clearly. Thank you for trusting us and sharing what's been happening for you.

So it sounds like there are others psychologists you can access? Is it a clinic or something?

From my experience, I've noticed that different psychs can provide different perspectives which might be helpful. I remember for me, I was seeing 3 psychologists at one point.

1) one worked with risk

2) MBT treatment

3) ACT and DBT skills

So each had their own niche that they stuck to and I didn't bring crisis into my other sessions because only psych 1 worked with crisis...

Sorry if I'm not making sense. Oh, and I couldn't say one psych was better than another because they each had their own skills/strengths. I took what worked for me and dismissed what didn't work.

My current psychologist is employed by business who employed x number psychologists. Reading through the info about each one on their website I kept being drawn back to one person. When I mentioned the name this afternoon my psychologist said she feels this person would be good match for me and that this person works quite differently than her, possibly due to her work with children.

@tyme

@tyme It made sense. Different approaches different people and you navigate the best path for you as client. It is unusual to have that many, but it seems the solid support made a big difference for you. Even the discipline of compartmentalising, can be helpful for personal management and knowing crises were with the risk person. I saw 2 psychologists, monthly, for about 12 months. One was focussed on carer side, for my son, when it was totally out of control, the other was for me as a person. I was up front about it and doubt I would be alive, now, as it was necessary, but the one for me started to get funny about it. In the end I left her. She was into her status more than my care.

@Former-Member the quora site has professionals and clients posting lots about the therapeutic relationship and processes. I am glad you have options.

About15 years ago a doctor said to me, when I wearily said that “my psychologist was a bit light on”, that my case was so complex, I would probably need to change every few years. He was my son’s doctor too, as son was still a minor. I am glad I had him, til he retired.

In another profession, I have had 3 physiotherapists over last few years. (Sequentially, not at the same time.) I valued all 3 but they had different specialities within the discipline and different personalities and practiced in their own ways. I am grateful for all 3. It was because of their careers that they moved on, and I am at the same clinic. Getting a good fit or match is curious and organic.

It can be natural to put health professionals on a pedestal as we are most vulnerable when we need to approach them. Good luck

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Hey @Former-Member , it sounds like your psychologist is supportive of you transitioning to the other psychologist. If so, that is also great. 😊 not that you need them to be, lol!

I hope the new psych is able to better meet your needs. And I'm sorry the current psychologist hasn't lived up to the hope of follow-thrrough and pressing through different stages of schema therapy.

I completely agree with the others who have already said "find your fit" and its ok if some arent a good fit and others are. I just wish it wasnt so frustraiting 😆. But hopefully the instinct that draws you to this new one will be spot-on and click 😊.

Let me know how it goes when youre able yo get in to see them??

@Appleblossom @Former-Member @AlwaysMyself ,

At that time, I was case managed (I hate those words, but it was the reality). My case manager was a psychologist so we had weekly sessions. I then had my own MBT clinician where I did both group and individual sessions with. Then on top of that, I had another psych that I saw for just general stuff... so yeah, I was lucky to have that. They each played their part.

Then as the psych sessions dropped off, I was referred to ther services such as a psychosocial support worker, and then therapy in the community. Oh, and I had a a peer worker at that time too.

I didn't have 3 psychs for ages. It was more a few months.

I've also found EAP helpful in the past. It's a bit like what you said @Former-Member in that they look at the presenting challenges and then they find someone who is the best match/fit.