My therapist is great but I need more help

I have a great therapist who I have been seeing for several years. He is very helpful generally, and has helped me a lot.

But I have one area he's not great with, regarding a physical health problem I have been having. I have just made an appointment to talk to another therapist specifically about moving past this health problem - it's her area of speciality, and she has personal experience with it.

I am hoping to maybe see her something like 4-6 times, to develop a road map for navigating this thing. I guess I'm just wondering if anyone might have any advice for such a situation. Or maybe I am just looking for validation - I am feeling slightly guilty that I am seeking other help, though I have been quite explicit with my current therapist about how overwhelming I am finding this area of concern, and I know he would understand if I chose to tell him (which I may do - I just haven't decided yet).

I don't know! Can anyone relate? Part of me thinks I should just end it with my current therapist, but I still have other stuff I'm working on with him and he really is excellent in almost all areas of our work together, and I find his support extremely helpful generally. I just need a fresh perspective and help with this one (large and life-changing) problem.

I have two therapists currently. T knows I see an EMDR T, it is for one specific phobia and T does not offer EMDR so she knew I would look elsewhere for this specific help. I have had current T for 2 and a half years, when I told her I was seeking EMDR she said she was cheering me on from the sidelines and hoped it helped. Don't feel guilty, you have got to help yourself get through life and get the help you need, I know the urge to but I also know that you deserve to be free of whatever causes you pain and whatever path that is a T should be supportive.

I saw 2 Ts for about a year. I had been seeing T for about 9 years and we had always done great work. We had tried working with my trauma for quite some time as well as quite a few other issues. I felt stuck with the trauma. I approached her about seeing someone for Emdr. Her first reaction seemed a little upset but she was willing to step back and see me after my Emdr work, if I wanted. When I explained I would only do it if I could continue to see her.

I was always open with both Ts about them seeing each other. It wasnt always easy because sometimes they had different opinions. However they were wonderful and supportive and willing to help me work through it.

I understand the feeling guilty. But I've consulted with a T while seeing mine. Actually, I initially started seeing my current T as a temporary consultation, with the intention to return to ex-T...but then decided to just stay with the T I'm seeing now. He knows I've consulted before and seems OK with it. He's said a few times that if I want to take a break and see someone else for a period of time, he's fine with that, and I can always come back to him whenever if I want. I think the fact that you're going to someone else for a specific issue makes sense, and your current T should understand that. I would suggest telling your current T that you're consulting with someone else. It might be better to be upfront about it. Or...if you're worried about the reaction, you could say you're considering it and see what he says. To me, Ts should want the best for their clients, and they should realize that they don't necessarily have all the knowledge/skills that their clients need. The fact that you've talked about this before with T makes it seem more likely that he'd understand why you want to consult with someone else.

I would encourage you to be open with your current T and if your T really wants what is best for you, they’ll understand. If it’s a life changing problem I definitely think you should go for it.

I see two therapists. I have a long term therapist and a DBT therapist. Not all therapists like that, but I find it is better just to be open about it. I don't see it as any different than having a family doctor and also going to a specialist.

I currently have two T's. One is a pastoral T and the other is my regular T. I talked to regular T before adding pastor T. It was only supposed to be for a couple of visits but it's been like 4 or 5 visits now where I have had two T's. They generally work on different stuff, and when they work on the same stuff, they work on it different ways. So far it is working out. Both know about the other and it wasn't a problem for either. HUGS Kit

I briefly saw an art T alongside my regular therapy, and T was fine with it.