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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How much of a chance to you give a marriage counselor if you feel like things are not working with them?  I do not feel comfortable with our counselor and feel like she is putting words in my mouth and minimizing my concerns.  We have had two sessions.  I don’t think this is because she is “challenging” me as I have been challenged by my individual therapist before and I have not felt uncomfortable/unheard.  DH is comfortable with her but I feel like we both should be comfortable with the person.  I also do not believe that she has read the intake forms we did before our first session.  Have you had an experience like this?  What happened?[/quote]

I have had some experiences like this. Both times the counselor ended up doing something pretty unprofessional later on and we had to terminate.

You might be part of the issue (as in, transference in triangles is very intense, and this situation may bring up something from childhood) but it sounds like there is maybe something else going on.

There are bad counselors out there, just like any other field. Look for someone with a PhD in clinical psych and specialty with couples, or at least a PsyD. There are many people out there with six months training in this or that and a MSW or LPCP that call themselves marriage counselors.[/quote]

What did they do?  (Looking for any red flags I may be ignoring)[/quote]

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