Stay with new therapist?

So I began seeing her back in January. I have been with her nearly 4 months. She is positive and kind and empathic...but doesn't SAY much to me about my issues. If I talk about having no self esteem from decades of horrible abuse, instead of asking further questions or brainstorming NEW ways I can view myself..she mainly agrees or nods. To most issues. I talk for 45 out of 50 minutes. She will offer typically one line towards the end that I find positive. But with the level of anxiety that has made my life stuck..I need more than one line really in 50 minutes. However I am so stuck I just grasp at that one thought and am grateful for it anyways. But to try to find ANOTHER therapist is daunting. To start my story AGAIN with someone new; It can feel exhausting sometimes. Would you just ask directly for tips or possibly find another fit?

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Catzgano · 31-35, F

I would choose another only because you should not be stuck after 4 months in like the same position. Some therapists say they treat traumas or eating disorders but actually know little about them or think they can like fake it.

Coralmist · 41-45, F

@Catzgano Exactly the last one said she knew trauma and then said negative things u would never say to someone with trauma. My new one said she specializes in it but doesn't offer anything on trauma itself or how to heal it when I discuss it. I think many just act like the patient ONLY needs to vent so they just nod. We need HELP that is why Im there!😮