Stupid counsillors

[Triceratops]

Don't you ever feel like they NEVER do you any good?
All they do is just sit there while you explain your problems to them. It's like they don't give you any decent advice, and they don't motivate you or anything. They just SIT there like a dead tree. Why do they even bother?!
Well, that's what happened for me so far. Every single counsillor I've had has done f*ck all :|
Maybe I'm just too complicated, or stubborn.

P.S. I tell them a lot and I can be pretty open about everything, but the ones I've had so far have been quite useless.

[alsoknownas]

well usually just blowing off some steam can help.

I havent ever been able to relate to adults either and work better with people my age and have the same sort of mind set.

I know they've been there done that sort of thing but its not the same.

Well I hope us lot here are more help tou you ;)

[byee]

Therapy is an active process btw'n you and the therapist. Unlike other forms of treatment your participation is required for the outcome to be favorable. This means more than merely talking at the therapist!

If you do not like the outcome, be more active in letting the therapist know what you need, and help them be a better therapist for you. Everyone has different needs, and it's sometimes hard for the doc to know what will work best for you. In the absence of some clear directive, a lot of them believe that saying nothing is best, the idea that no ne ever got worse form hearing 'nothing'.

Talk to your therapist and give her some direction.

[Mr. Smithers]

Maybe you just need to explain yourself more.

They are professionals. They went to school to learn more about your problem. So all I can say is to just give them a chance. I had a therapist for 5 months because I was bi-polar and I really didn't like her at first, but we began to talk about other things like school and social life and then we went to my disorder and she helped me with that.

[Sapphire]

I'm sorry that you are not finding your sessions to be particularly helpful.

However, counseling is a talking therapy aimed at getting you to reflect on your problems. This means that you are expected to be more pro-active than the counselor who is essentially a mirror in this process.

Try speaking with her (as others have suggested) and letting her know that you aren't finding this beneficial. Once you have done this, you can both work together in a pro-active way that actually helps you.

[ShatteredGlass]

Some counselors find that sometimes kids just sum1 2 listen to them. Try assertively telling them/saying "So are you gonna give me any advice or are you just gonna sit there and stare at me...cuz that's not helping"