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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it the therapy or the therapist?  Our DD is younger, but the therapy definitely made her worse, and, in my opinion, I felt like the therapist had a template for working with kids and it wasn't an approach that worked with my DD.  We pulled my DD after six weeks.

There is no question that my DD still has anxiety, but I don't think -- for her -- that talking about it helps.  We've now gone two weeks without a breakdown; that might not seem like much to some people, but it is a huge breakthrough for us.

We have decided to take off the summer from therapy and to see how things go the first few months of school before going further.  I thought that I did lots of research before finding a therapist, but now that we've been to one, I feel better armed to ask the "right" questions.

For the rest of the summer, we are doing lots of yoga (I hate yoga), eating and sleeping well.  I also have made a real effort to have family breakfast and dinner together every day (my job is very flexible in the summer).

So in short, yes, your son may need to be in therapy, but if he hates going and feels worse, maybe it isn't the right therapist for him.

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I agree with this.  Our therapist said the last think we want is for our DS to resent being forced to do therapy.  You want this to be a positive experience and something he'll be willing to do throughout his life experiences.
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