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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 394398" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>Tdocs are paid to figure out which of their vast resources are needed to reach their clients. Now that your difficult child's therapist is actually seeing in real life (not just by you telling it) how difficult child gets, you can really start to work on the issues.</p><p> </p><p>I so wanted to dial therapist's phone number Tuesday night while difficult child was melting down and on the verge of a rage just so therapist could listen to the recording the next morning. My difficult child so seldom behaves like this anymore and even when it was a common occurance, therapist never saw a bit of it. difficult child was more vocal this time, complaining about why people make life hard for him. Gave me things to include in my next report to therapist and psychiatrist. Feeling the world is against you is a big thing to address.</p><p> </p><p>In my difficult child's appointments, therapist meets alone with difficult child for most of the session and calls me in at the end to go over things I need to know. I am certain that the details of what difficult child says to therapist is confidential. He has to know that he can say anything to therapist and I wouldn't need to know. It is a way for difficult child to talk to therapist without being worried about what I will think (just like there is a lot I don't say in sessions because I don't want difficult child to know some of my thoughts).</p><p> </p><p>If your difficult child doesn't get alone time with therapist, maybe now is the time to start. therapist can also point you in the directions of reading materials to help understand some of what difficult child is going through.</p><p> </p><p>I would think that therapist will change how difficult child is approached if one approach doesn't work. Maybe go slower in addressing a topic that difficult child is sensitive about.</p><p> </p><p>I would suggest holding on to the therapist for awhile and perhaps asking to meet alone to discuss therapist's plan of action so that you are put to ease that there is one.</p><p> </p><p>Remember, therapist is not emotionally attached and can approach the situation as a mediator between difficult child and whatever issue is going on at the moment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 394398, member: 5096"] Tdocs are paid to figure out which of their vast resources are needed to reach their clients. Now that your difficult child's therapist is actually seeing in real life (not just by you telling it) how difficult child gets, you can really start to work on the issues. I so wanted to dial therapist's phone number Tuesday night while difficult child was melting down and on the verge of a rage just so therapist could listen to the recording the next morning. My difficult child so seldom behaves like this anymore and even when it was a common occurance, therapist never saw a bit of it. difficult child was more vocal this time, complaining about why people make life hard for him. Gave me things to include in my next report to therapist and psychiatrist. Feeling the world is against you is a big thing to address. In my difficult child's appointments, therapist meets alone with difficult child for most of the session and calls me in at the end to go over things I need to know. I am certain that the details of what difficult child says to therapist is confidential. He has to know that he can say anything to therapist and I wouldn't need to know. It is a way for difficult child to talk to therapist without being worried about what I will think (just like there is a lot I don't say in sessions because I don't want difficult child to know some of my thoughts). If your difficult child doesn't get alone time with therapist, maybe now is the time to start. therapist can also point you in the directions of reading materials to help understand some of what difficult child is going through. I would think that therapist will change how difficult child is approached if one approach doesn't work. Maybe go slower in addressing a topic that difficult child is sensitive about. I would suggest holding on to the therapist for awhile and perhaps asking to meet alone to discuss therapist's plan of action so that you are put to ease that there is one. Remember, therapist is not emotionally attached and can approach the situation as a mediator between difficult child and whatever issue is going on at the moment. [/QUOTE]
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