When to know to stop?

Visiting a psychologist first time can be an interesting experience. But a person who is going to a psychologist cannot tell if the psychologist is doing his work properly or not. If the question she is asking are relevant or is she making you waste time so that she can charge more. It is tough for a person just starting to visit a psychologist for the first time to know how much are you supposed to share and what not to tell. The psychologist might be just passing you off thinking you are in no immediate danger of breaking down. But clearly it is very hard to tell if he is actually practicing a procedure or just doing what your friends do, ask random questions.
The psychologist has to understand your problems and dig further ahead into them. Suppose you have had childhood trauma issues. This can be related to any particular experience you have had or a sequence of events that have taken place in your childhood. If the issue is related to any particular person or thing the shrink might get extra curious about it. Don’t get alarmed here; this is a part of his job. But if he continues his easy way of listening to you continuously, then he is just clueless or not interested in solving your problem. It the shrink tries to steer away from your problems instead of going and shaking them off then it is time that you get rid of this particular shrink. Even if a shrink pressurized you to tape your conversations, it might show that the shrink is inexperienced and will certainly use you as an example to show to other shrinks. If you think the sessions are not working, then you can tell openly to the shrink about what you think. He has to consult his instructor and review the entire treatment once more.