Meant to reply to this at the time, and have only just remembered. Used to live in Edinburgh, but I can't think of anyone specific - and that's not my focus here, anyway.
What I wanted to point out, instead, is that the catch-all term "depression" covers a multitude of states, from mild existential dissatisfaction through persistent unhappiness to severe-end, not-eating-or-drinking, about-to-die extreme melancholy. Anyone who says they "do depression" is likely pitching their stall at a particular segment of the spectrum, usually the mild-to-moderates. Even amongst those, however, depression is not a singular entity but multifactorial, and might include chemical, situational/lifestyle and personality elements - many of which are not particularly amenable to being changed by a counsellor.
It strikes me that, if you've spent time and money trawling a variety of counsellors, then perhaps investing faith in a single individual isn't the way to go. Without knowing more, it sounds a little passive - but then, I've no idea what previous counsellors fed back to you, or why those therapeutic relationships foundered.
What I'm saying is, I seriously doubt that any one counsellor - however charismatic - is going to provide you with a Magic Bullet. Your time might be better spent identifying the factors precipitating and perpetuating your particular mood-state, and working on them yourself, one-by-one. |
