Help What kind of counseling do I need?

[akiyama346]

I feel my issues are mostly environmental, I live in substandard housing with hoarding, too many people, roaches, mold and mice and my parents don't care and treat roaches like its normal, I have to lie to my parents about college because they can't accept me just getting any job and have delusions of me "going to school and getting a good job" plus dysfunctional family etc etc. (I also have significant allergies to roaches, mice, and mold so it probably affects my medical condition). So I went into counseling hoping to get practical help when it comes to my future, maybe moving out, etc. but I felt disappointed on my first session with a psychotherapist last week because I felt unheard and she repeated what I already knew. She also pointed out that the lie isn't sustainable which I already knew, it's not like I want to lie, I would love to tell the truth to my family if they could just accept it and help me instead of blowing up and everything falling apart.

People say "get therapy", but what kind do I need? I don't really need help sorting out my feelings or emotions and stuff, I need practical help for planning a future.

 

[U. A.]

yeah therapists are only trained to help people deal with mental or emotional issues; most are useless when it comes to practical things. if you feel said issues are holding you back from figuring out how to elevate your situation they might be useful, but otherwise you need someone who can help take action, make plans, maybe even offer resources. i dunno for sure what kind of job title that is but (community) counsellor or peer support might be somewhere to start.
good luck