Crystal Norcott

People who go to counseling often are not feeling well/doing well. I wish that this counselor would understand that blurting comments out that are not well thought out, accurate or appropriate are very difficult for a client to deal with. I am an educated person (psychology degrees) and I know that things were said to me (on more than one occasion) that were simply unkind and unhelpful. This was alarming and unnecessarily upsetting because these strange comments weren’t based on anything I had said. It was like she just created whatever “truth” she wanted in her own mind. I don’t know how a “professional” working in a field like this can be so unaware of what they are blurting out, or how it will effect someone. ….The THINK acronym may be helpful in the future. T is it TRUE? H is it HELPFUL? I is it INSPIRING? N is it NECESSARY? K is it KIND? I felt very much like I was constantly spoken down to and found it odd that someone that is doing counseling would need to interact with another human being in this way.