How do I tell my mom I want a new therapist?

thank you for the reply and giving me advice on what to do I really appreciate it. Usually it's my mom that keeps in contact with my therapist and psychiatrist, I honest don't think that she'd be okay with me contacting them without her. And I would email them if I could but due to their system and security reasons they don't accept emails from outside their organization. And honestly, I'm terrified of asking if I could do the session alone. This is primarily because my mom in the past has been diagnosed with PTSD and I know that if I tell her that I want to do the session alone she'll get offended and start defending herself while yelling at me, and that just causes hella more anxiety..

the red flags in this post are blinding! that's not a normal reaction, on your mom's part... you can always ask your therapist to have a session without your mom in the room - do you have any other way of contacting them, like email, patient portal, or text? you could ask them to tell your mom they want to do a session with only you in the room. and frankly, i think the issue might be that your mom is in the room with you during those sessions, because that was a huge issue for me early on in my journey. i recommend trying some sessions with your current therapist but without your mom in the room

Hmm sounds like your mom is taking things extra personally. Maybe she feels like she's failing? I don't know your mom but could you maybe take the time to write her a note? Tell her your feelings, remind her she's doing her best and that sometimes therapy (and even other doctors) don't jive well with all patients. I had to change doctors many times to find one that listened to me and actually helped. I'm not sure if it will help to write her a letter with more detail and logic/reasons in it but it was my first thought. Good luck. *Hugs*