Is every therapist like this?
Hi all, I’m looking to get some advice on non specific responses from therapists. For context, I’ve seen multiple therapists over multiple years for a varying degree of things which can take a bit of nerve to work up to and don’t feel the responses from the varying therapists quite fit the bill. The response I seem to get from my therapist’s are “I should be proud of where I’ve gotten to”, “I did my best with what I had available at the time” and “there’s nothing I can do to change it”.
Whilst all these are valid points I don’t feel it’s what I’m going to therapy to hear when asking for coping mechanisms and techniques on working through things when I’m actively opening, admittedly buried in a shallow grave at times, wounds. It almost feels insulting. I don’t have specific responses in mind but something more than “be proud you can live and work”. It feels like I’m being called brave by the paramedic for breaking my leg and calling an ambulance but not being given a cast.
Is this part of their training?
Am I in the wrong kind of therapy?
Am I seeing the “wrong” counsellors?
What am I missing?
Any advice is appreciated.