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Advice needed re counselling

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I had to take a few days off work last month due to anxiety and depression and the doctor recommended a local counselling service as he though I would benefit from CBT. Since then he has assessed my AQ test results and confirmed I have aspergers and offered to refer me to a specialist, which I have not taken up at the moment.

I have returned to work and made a change in my life to lower the stress, and have been reading a lot about aspergers, which is helping me to understand myself and recognise when I'm getting stressed so I can try to calm myself down. 

I haven't had any counselling sessions yet and my first assessment appointment is due next Saturday. I started wondering today if it is going to be of any help now that I seem to be coping OK again?  I've heard that some aspies don't find CBT helpful. Does anyone have any advice or experience with CBT they would be kind enough to share? 

Thanks 

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  • When I had my "mid life crisis" ten years ago, I saw a variety of counsellors, and was misled into thinking I was well on the way to being "cured" of whatever had been troubling me all my life, and ended up in the biggest mess I've ever been in, that I'm still stuck in.

    In his book "Complete Guide to Aspergers Syndrome", Tony Attwood strongly recommends CBT, but says it must be done with a counsellor who understands Aspergers. He doesn't say why, but I assume it's because they will help you to adapt, rather than try to cure you.

    So from my experience, I wouldn't go near a counsellor who doesn't understand Aspergers, although I'm not sure that's an option the NHS would offer through a GP. I've no idea what might be available if/when I get my diagnosis next month, but the NHS CBT counsellor I saw some years ago via my GP didn't know anything about it, as I had just done my first online test a few days before my last session with him, and he told me that when I mentioned it to him.

    I'd certainly ask anyone you see what their experience with Aspergers is, and be wary if they don't have any.

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  • When I had my "mid life crisis" ten years ago, I saw a variety of counsellors, and was misled into thinking I was well on the way to being "cured" of whatever had been troubling me all my life, and ended up in the biggest mess I've ever been in, that I'm still stuck in.

    In his book "Complete Guide to Aspergers Syndrome", Tony Attwood strongly recommends CBT, but says it must be done with a counsellor who understands Aspergers. He doesn't say why, but I assume it's because they will help you to adapt, rather than try to cure you.

    So from my experience, I wouldn't go near a counsellor who doesn't understand Aspergers, although I'm not sure that's an option the NHS would offer through a GP. I've no idea what might be available if/when I get my diagnosis next month, but the NHS CBT counsellor I saw some years ago via my GP didn't know anything about it, as I had just done my first online test a few days before my last session with him, and he told me that when I mentioned it to him.

    I'd certainly ask anyone you see what their experience with Aspergers is, and be wary if they don't have any.

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