You obviously have very limited experience with good therapy. I’m. Lot going to dispute that more than half of those in practice are hacks with poor training but good Christ- centered therapy that focuses on tools to help avoid dwelling too much on the past/future (what’s actually going on for depression anxiety related thoughts) and strategies to avoid these thoughts going forward, in addition to medication is the correct approach assuming the kid is old enough to reflect on thoughts and feelings. You clearly are out of your depth on this and it makes me sick hearing people who don’t seem to know spout this kind of stuff. If therapy didn’t work for you or someone you love the. The best thing to do is try and find someone else who’s a better fit. There’s a serious of meta-anayses that confirm that relationship is the most key part of successful outcome. You ah e to find a good fit rather than assume it’s no good when it doesn’t work the first time. Finally honest communication with kids is so hard. It takes time and patience. Much of what is going on is combination of social, medical, personal factors. Idacoug, I like and respect your opinions on sports and I’ve loved your comments generally. I’d love to talk more about this if you’d like. It seems like you may have had a bad experience. I’m very sorry about that. Live to talk if you’d like.