So I originally started therapy after a short session to see what kind of help I needed and I got matched with a therapist. The main point of it was to help with my general inactivity, but after months of it, it didn't feel like I was moving forward. Most of my sessions consisted of me talking about my week and things I didn't do that I should have or them asking me about questions about my life, like relationships with my family. The majority of the time it felt like I was just bringing things up to fill the time and it never felt like they were bringing any guidance, help or perspective. I wasn't looking forward to the sessions because it was just me talking about what I failed to do that week. I did occasionally express what I wanted help with, or try to bring up specific things I wanted to do/improve in the short term, but that never felt like it went anywhere. Looking back it feels like they were just there for me to 'speak' to someone without much thought on how to help me. At around a year I was prompted with a situation where I had to choose to continue and I didn't. They did have like a month of heads up and I had hoped that after all this 'build up' they had planned for a way to wrap this up someway but it didn't really. After a bit I did start again with another therapist and this time it feels great, it feels way more intentional and they have been helping me with everything more directly.
What I have been wondering is if there ever was a plan or idea of how to directly help me(this is a question I should have asked them). Was it lack of experience/skill? They did express that I should continue going to therapy "with them or someone else" but since it wasn't feeling it was going anywhere I don't understand why they didn't refer me to someone else or try to address things.