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Date Posted: 11:36:26 05/28/06 Sun
Author: Mikki
Author Host/IP: 68-188-189-246.dhcp.bycy.mi.charter.com / 68.188.189.246
Subject: A question
In reply to: Mikki 's message, "Seeing a new therapist" on 12:55:13 05/25/06 Thu

If you could all weigh in on this one.....I could use the advice. I got all the information in the mail from this Christian Counseling Clinic. It was very complete, lots of stuff for me to fill out, but they also sent a brochure that introduced all of the therapists. My therapist, Jeff, isn't a priest like my doctor said (I think he was thinking I would get the director as my therapist, which didn't happen because of workload). My therapist is a LLPC, which is a limited licensed professional counselor. This is the program that I went through at Central Michigan that I dropped out of before internship. LLPC means he hasn't had his 3000 hours in yet to take his test to become an LPC. This distressed me a bit.

I have always dealt with PH.d's. They have more experience in dealing with complicated cases like mine. I'm afraid this new guy isn't going to have a clue about full blown bipolar disorder. I can really be sick at times, and is he going to be able to handle me? I don't need someone to hand hold me, I need a confrontational therapist that is going to get into my critical issues with me. I just have a feeling that this guy doens't have the experience to deal with me effectively. I have been through the ringer already, and I don't want to hear, "how do you feel about that?" all the time. I want a therapist who is going to know what to do and when to do it when I have an episode.
Do you guys think that I am right? This is my gut feeling on this. I don't want to spend the $100 to waste my time and his time.

I wrote him an introduction letter yesterday, so hopefully he will get it Tuesday before my appointment on Thursday. I explained my history, and what I needed in a therapist. I asked him to honestly tell me if he thinks he can handle my illness. I'm hoping that he will be, or refer me to another therapist that will be able to handle me. No one is going to be like my former therapist, I know that. I want my former therapist.....even though we don't get along real well. I am mourning that loss, and it didn't help that he called me yesterday just to see if I was alright. Our last contact was not pleasant. Just hearing his voice calmed me down, and made me wonder why we are estranged. I am so fucking lost and confused about all of this. I don't want a new therapist.....I want the one I had to LISTEN to me. 1/4 of my life was spent with him. I am lost without him. Even with the fights and the angst, we had managed to work things out. He knew how to handle me when I was sick......he knew me better than anyone on this earth. I'm not getting over it very well.

So what do you guys think? Should I follow my gut and cancel this appointment, and try to find a Ph.d that has more experience? Or should I give him a try and see what he is like? I don't know anymore......thanks for listening.

Love, Mikki

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