Seems like a scam. You can just talk to someone and then your mental problems are going to be fixed? You're suddenly going to become happy and have a positive outlook? I doubt they can say anything that I haven't already thought of.
There certainly are therapy scams. So, I will not argue with that. Yet, therapy is one of the handful of valuable pathways for people to be helped with developing the tools needed to deal with trauma and the symptoms of other thingies which stop the client from living their lives fully. What is also something that needs to be shared is that when looking for a therapist, the client does not need to stay with the first therapist they find and which is not good for them. A client can, as like when you try the different dishes at a restaurant, audit therapists to find the therapist which works for them. Mind you, just do not stick with one because they agree with everything you say. If that is the case, might as well buy a parrot. A client needs growth not coddling.
This post was edited by UAPtictac on Dec 11 2025 10:42am