Multiple therapists have told me they’re not professionally equipped to work with me
I had a wonderful experience working with a fantastic therapist for several years, but she and I lost touch – I was in a very unhealthy relationship at the time and relocated.
I have a fantastic relationship with my psychiatrist who has essentially acted as my therapist for about four years now, however, he’s not local to me, and he’s expressed that it would be good for me build on my local/accessible support system.
I completely agree, and it would also be financially very helpful as I pay out-of-pocket to speak to my psychiatrist and he’s pricey… But extremely worth it.
Over the past few weeks I’ve contacted number of therapists and we’ve had introductory calls. I’ve had several of them, tell me – in an extremely polite and considerate way – that I may be someone who deals with issues which go beyond their “scope”… in essence they’ve said they’re not equipped to handle the gravity of what I struggle with.
I’ve not been offended by this at all, and I actually had an extremely wonderful conversation with one of the therapists I spoke to and was so grateful to her for hearing me out, for her compassion, and for her honesty with respect to her feeling as though she may not be the right fit for me.
I am somewhat at a loss at this point. I’m not sure if maybe I’m presenting myself inaccurately, or if I truly do just need to work with someone very specialized.
I really do want to find someone who’s a good fit, but I’m somewhat at a loss at this point.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated…