Don't know what to do about therapist

Sorry, I know I just posted but I'm in a big predicament with my therapist. I was just replying to recent poster and was realizing how many things have been bothering me about him. It not only bothered my that he laughs at things that he thinks are ludicrous for me to think but he keeps referring to the voices I've been hearing as demons or satan and while I'm a Christian I don't feel this is spiritual in nature...I know it's my brain and my BRAIN is not working correctly, my spirit is fine I feel. Then, the whole cell memory thing, asking me if I've ever had an organ transplant and maybe that's why I'm hearing these things...why is he doing this? I always feel rushed out of his office RIGHT after our 45 minutes are up. I'm on a sliding scale and he cuts me slack and charges $60 for a 45 min session even though he knows I'm a single mother on food stamps that works my butt off....he will charge me if I can't come to a session which I know is the norm but I always show up and am always prompt so a little slack wouldn't be out of the question right? He's a Christian therapist and I just think the practice should be different is all...I wouldn't make people feel like it was all about the money or cut them off mid-sentance right when 45 minutes is up. He's always looking at the clock-constantly...and I know you need to keep track of time but not every 10 minutes. He goes on vacations like 7 times a year for weeks at a time with all the hard earned money I PAY HIM!!! Arrrg, the more I write the more upset I get...now he leaves me with thinking I have cell memory, demons and no clear definition of what these "roles" are in my head and is leaving out of town til the 23rd of this month. I told him it's hard for me to go that long and he was just like "Well, that's the way it is" kind of attitude. He has no one I can contact in an emotional emergency or anything. I'm just settling because I don't want to go through the hassle of another psychiatrist I may not like and my Faith is another big thing...I want a Christian as well. I'm stuck....what should I do?

brandonsmom777 wrote:I'm just settling because I don't want to go through the hassle of another psychiatrist I may not like and my Faith is another big thing...I want a Christian as well. I'm stuck....what should I do?

Two of the therapists I've had seemed to be very open to my Christian beliefs when I brought them up. I have no idea if my current therapist is religious...but I wouldn't trade her. She has great respect whenever I bring up anything about my faith. I know if I wanted to delve deeper in regards to it, she would still be a big help. I am afraid of having a Christian therapist. I'm afraid they would be too pushy, similar to what you have described. I too feel like my spirit is fine, it's my brain that's ###$ up! I still love God just as much as I used to, and want His purpose for my life. But for me, I do think there needs to be a little separation. I mean, would you insist on having a Christian medical doctor? I think it might be worth opening yourself up a little to other therapists of other religious beliefs. If your spirit truly is fine...then why is a Christian therapist necessary? Isn't that what church is for? Sorry if I am sounding pushy now...I just know what it's like to be around pushy Christians and I don't wish it on others.

If you don't go searching for another therapist, you will be stuck with this one. You will have to figure out a way to make it work. And IMHO, that could lead to you spinning your wheels.

Run run RUN!
Chloe. X

He cuts you off mid-sentence?! Does he have no skills in how to "wind down" a session? I can talk literally non-stop when I'm high, but my old social worker went and spoke to someone and learned how to shut me up (nicely ) so he didn't end up over running the session by half hour. He wasn't trained in any kind of therapy at all, so if he can learn, then I'm sure your therapist (who has presumably taken some kind of "university therapy degree" or whatever) ought to be able to do the same! With all the other stuff you mentioned too, it seems like he isn't very good at his job tbh. X

Yikes. Demons?

dividedtruth89 wrote:If you don't go searching for another therapist, you will be stuck with this one. You will have to figure out a way to make it work. And IMHO, that could lead to you spinning your wheels.

^^^ Exactly.

I know it's hard to think about changing but you need more than you are getting. He won't be the only thearpist who is Christian?

Bourbon

Kerry H wrote:Run run RUN!

I agree.

I have seen Christian therapists in the past. Granted they were not LPC's but I had pretty much the same experience from all of them. Not sure which you have, but I have found that therapists who are Christians gave better results than Christians who are counsellors.

All of the things you said are extreme warning bells. My T almost absolutely will NOT start any new material after about 30 minutes. And she will always re-direct me if I get off topic. Though sometimes it still feels like "mid-sentence" just because I have so much left, I can clearly see her efforts to wind down the session.

Demons. pshaw. WTF? That is a last resort kind of conclusion imo. Repeat: Run run RUN! People who go blaming things on demons all the time are not taking responsibility for the human condition. You don't need this garbage in counseling. Leave the demon hunting to the church elders and deal with the very real issues of life in counseling.

Eileen

brandonsmom777 wrote: he keeps referring to the voices I've been hearing as demons or satan

it's common that the voices that dissociative people hear are confused with hallucinations by some therapists. DID voices come from inside the head, which hallucinations are sensory. what will distinguish schizophrenia from DID are the several 10's of symptoms that are not found in both conditions.
I asked my T once about the voices and psychosis and she said:" other therapists may think that's what they(the voices) are but I've always been sure that you're not psychotic"