Wondering about 12 session therapy

[sheep]

is it widely done? It is what I am currently waiting for, and have been told that it will lead to either no further help, or sectioning/day hospital daily.
It's really unerving me, as I want to be honest, but at the same time; in the past when I have been honest, I've been dismissed as a liar.

[Jenny]

Hi

I've heard of short term therapy or time limited therapy, sometimes 6 weeks for example and this can be reviewed after a set time to look at the progress and what the client needs... I think the NHS is keen on time limited therapy for obvious cost reasons.. and private therapists sometimes do short term therapy.

I've never heard of what you describe and wonder if it's a thing specific to Ireland. I'm not sure what the system is over there with regards to counselling. It sounds quite scary to me to be honest.. and my initial reaction is that the counsellor has a lot of power and control.. one way you're admitted and the other way you're left by yourself. Something seems quite unfair about this, but maybe that's my own issues!

I'm sorry that your experience has been that people have not believed you when you've been honest with them about your experiences. I really do hope that you'll be able to be honest with this counsellor though despite the fear, because there's a sense of not being able to get the proper help that you need and deserve if you're not honest with them. I wonder if you'd feel able to tell the counsellor about your fears of not being believed.. maybe work through this with her. If you're anything like me it will take a while to trust and open up to anyone so i wonder whether short term therapy will be most beneficial to you.. and maybe this is something you could point out. How do you feel about having inpatient/outpatient treatment?

I hope things go well and that the counsellor believes you.. after all they have no reason not to believe you and it's their job to be non-judgemental and believe you. You deserve to be listened to and heard :hug:

[sheep]

Thanks hun, thats what I'm hoping for, and yeah I do find it hard to open up, but I'm just going to have to get around that.
I personally, at this point in everything, think that being sectioned might help me. It would certainly help me in believe myself, and that all these 'afflictions' arent imaginary (though if they were, wouldnt that be a problem in its self?) and I would hopefully be helped.
But then again, I've heard some horror stories, so i really dont know.

Thank you anyway :hug:

[Jenny]

Would it still be called 'sectioned' if you agreed to go in to hospital? I don't know how things work in Ireland.

As you say, although it's scary, going in to hospital could help.. you have nothing to lose. Maybe just take it one step at a time. Try to open up with this counsellor and work with her to get some support and the best treatment available to you.

And remember we're here for you too :)

[sheep]

i honestly dont know how the terminology works here, it maybe "commited" if i agree to it.
i dont know.

yeah i'll see hoow she is and how comfortable i am. i truely feel like a harm to myself though.

:hug: ty

[shrinknightmare]

they have this at my workplace if they refer you to an external person you get up to 12 sessions, or if you go through medicare you get 12 funded ones this is in Australia.

[Cazzz]

Never heard of a specific therapy based around 12 sessions. CAT (Cognitive Analytical Therapy) is 16 sessions plus a review session I think but that's the only one I've heard of with a specific number of session. BACP do recognise several hundred models of counselling though so it's impossible to know them all.

Short term or time limited therapy can be very affective, especially when working with specific problem. CBT is currently the favourite therapy with the NHS and that is often short term but Brief Solution Focused Therapy is pretty popular in the US and very well researched. Sometimes that is only one or two sessions though.

Having experience both CBT and a more integrative approach personally I opted to train in an integrative model that really works best over 6 months. Take from that what you will!