The client that I don’t understand - but I try!

The Client I Don’t Understand – But I Try! Like I said before, she’s no longer my client because she’s now taking psychiatric medication.So here’s what’s currently happening between the counselor and the client. This client struggles with serious mental health issues. Her drug of choice was ecstasy.She’s been seen by two different doctors, and each one gave her a completely different diagnosis.Why?Because this is a client who needs to be under observation in order to be properly diagnosed. Like I mentioned before, she can hold normal conversations, but when she’s alone, you can really see what’s going on.Her dynamic with her current counselor is not going well. She’s very paranoid.She refuses to hand in her assignments because she believes the counselor is destroying them to sabotage her.She claims the counselor has been following her since high school.Paranoia — a symptom of what??? Hello?! Last week, the counselor asked the team to be present during a session as witnesses.So the client came into the office, and what did I see? I saw a counselor and a client arguing.I heard the counselor say to the client:“Look, I’m the counselor! You are the client!” Come on… really? When she was still under my care, my mentor advised me:“Don’t push her. Try to understand her.”And that’s exactly what I did — and because of that, I earned her trust. During the meeting, I noticed that the counselor became upset because the client chose to speak to me instead of her.I just continued interacting with the client the way I was taught — with love, compassion, and understanding. So what’s the outcome now?They want to send a mentally ill woman — someone they don’t understand — to jail. This isn’t human.This is ego.This isn’t human! I’m heartbroken about this.She’s not a criminal — she’s mentally ill.