I had my first counselling session today and I've come away feeling a bit disappointed.
I'm not sure if this is a typical NHS counselling session so I hope someone can shed some light.
Basically she spent 50 minutes yawning through the entire session. I caught her several times staring at something behind me on the floor, whatever it was, seemed like it was distracting her.
She kept "losing her train of thought" which she repeatedly kept saying every time she was trying to think of the counselling regulations they have to warn you about before you proceed.
During the session she spent about 30 seconds saying "hmm yeah, yep, hmm" repeatedly to herself whilst I was sat saying nothing.
By the end of session she asked me what was it that I was actually trying to find... I was a bit confused by this, because I thought counsellors were supposed to help understand emotions and why you feel the way you do.
The session as a whole felt like I was talking to someone who was disinterested and didn't take me seriously.
Baring in mind that the issue I was talking about needs to be reported to the police so not something trivial.
Basically I need to know whether that is normal for a counsellor? I'm not sure if she was just having a bad day, she certainly didn't seem like she should of been doing any counselling that day.
AIBU to cancel my next session and not bother going again?