My daughter doesn't want to do therapy anymore

[JoVal]

So my 14 year old has been suffering from GAD and has been in therapy since the summer. Meds were recommended, but my husband had been against it for some time. He's finally coming around to this. On the flip side, my daughter's therapist resigned a few weeks ago, since she decided to go into private practice and so now my daughter has to start a new relationship with a new therapist. Yesterday, I asked her how she felt about wanting to give meds a chance (she originally was okay to try) and how she felt about starting therapy with a new therapist. She gave me an "i don't know" shrug ( a usual thing when she doesn't want to answer me", but then said, I don't feel I need therapy anymore, I don't want meds, I think I'm ok. I asked her what made her change her mind and she couldn't give me an answer. I didn't push it, but I did say that we both will be meeting her new therapist next week and if she doesn't want to do meds, that's ok. I have a feeling she's nervous about starting all over again with a new therapist, but with her not being able to express this, I feel she should still continue therapy.

[JoVal]

I do intend to discuss all of this with her therapist and then go from there. She struggles so much with the death of her brother and just teenage pressures in general, plus her feelings of hopelessness and sadness. My husband was really against the meds for the reasons you've given and I understand that. Even if in the end we don't go that route, I still feel that she needs a safe space to talk about those feelings she won't open up to me about.