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Is counselling a rip off?

Mercury

I'm browsing the BACP website, the directory for counselling and talking therapists.  But most have many issues listed in their "What I can help with" section in their pages.  I'm thinking its a jack of all trades, master of none sort of thing.  The last two I met didn't seem to have much experience with something as nuanced as ASD/aspergers, nor the individual and intractable problems that come with it.  Up to 50-60 quid for 50-60 minutes can add up too, and it often leaves me wondering if I have chosen poorly.

Without ratings or testimony, it's always a roll of the dice especially when it's expensive.

Parents

  • I am very recently diagnosed. I do not myself feel that counselling is a rip off. In saying that I am very lucky that I have found neurodivergent counsellor. I have gone from being scared from leaving the house to working four days. I am in no way 'fixed' ,but, I really think that with the right counsellor can make a big difference.

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  • I am very recently diagnosed. I do not myself feel that counselling is a rip off. In saying that I am very lucky that I have found neurodivergent counsellor. I have gone from being scared from leaving the house to working four days. I am in no way 'fixed' ,but, I really think that with the right counsellor can make a big difference.

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