We had an in-home therapist for a bit through CPS. difficult child ran right over her.
It's not her behavior that makes her such a hard case, although it is worse than it has been. She's so headstrong, she shoots herself in the foot. We've gone through so many tdocs because inevitably, one would set her off - and it didn't take much - and she would absolutely refuse to participate or even be civil to them. And I'd sit there and shake my head and say, "I tried to tell ya." Sometimes I wonder if people think I'm making it up.
Current therapist (a psychologist), for whatever reason, is able to call her on things, hold up the mirror, and while difficult child will get ****** off, she goes back.
However, she started with her almost 2 years ago and difficult child's intention was to get therapist to "fix" me, my son, and my mother and then all would be right in her world. She wouldn't have any more problems. Prozac fixed that thinking, and her anxiety, and she started to look inward. Then she because severely depressed and suicidal and no more prozac. So, here we are again. Nothing is her fault. Everyone else is to blame for all of the many woes in her life - and to hear her tell it, children starving in the slums of a third world country have it better than she does.
Occasionally, she will have moments of clarity - or the ability to reason - and I can get through to her and things will be better for a day or two. Sometimes longer. But, we always end up back here. I do think the not talking to her thing made an impact. She's not used to that.