Feeling worse after therapy, should I switch back?

Therapist here! 🙋‍♀️ The fact that she expects that kind of progress that soon is the OPPOSITE of what we are taught in our training. Change is a long-term process. While you can make SOME progress over five sessions, she can and should not reasonably expect a specific amount of progress at any given time. She is doing you a disservice for several reasons: 1. She's not meeting you where you are and 2. Potentially making you feel like a failure because you aren't progressing. Psssst: You aren't a failure! Taking the step to go to therapy is a victory in itself. It just sounds like this particular therapist is not a good fit for you and that's okay! You can find the right one for you, and once you do, you will make strides! Keep winning my friend! ❤️

I think that in therapy session there is no normal progression rate for being helped. Sometimes all you need to do is vent or talk and not want to progress. And you have to let them know "hey, this session I just want you to listen to me venting, I don't want advice unless I ask." They shouldn't reach out to other people in your life unless you are comfortable with it. Therapy is a safe place and can be uncomfortable sometimes, but not without your permission

Your therapist shouldn’t expect you to make substantial progress in 5 sessions and definitely shouldn’t be contacting your mom

i think your therapist is being unreasonable, it can take a long time to see any progress but that doesn’t justify calling your mother. i don’t understand what made her come to that conclusion as to me it sounds like you weren’t in any danger so i don’t understand why she would need to talk with your mom. especially you being an adult she can discuss other treatment options with you if she feels that’s necessary without having to get your mom involved. although i don’t know the situation, i also think she’s expecting a little too much out of you after only having 5 sessions talking with a new therapist can take time and depending on your level of comfort with them it can take a while to fully open up. i think if you’re comfortable with it, talk to her about how that made you feel and your boundaries when it comes to getting your mom involved in your recovery process. otherwise, if you don’t feel like you can trust your therapist and open up to her anymore i would move on to someone else, being able to feel like you can open up is a really important part of therapy and you’re not going benefit fully if you’re uncomfortable. why waste time, energy and money if the treatment isn’t going to help. it doesn’t have to be one and done if you decide to talk it out with her but it still feels like it’s not going to work out you can still back out. i hope this helps!