Quote Quoting Disagreeable
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Guess what, you are on probation. You don't get to chose the terms of it. If you do not like the counselor, ask your probation officer to incarcerate you.
What I stated had nothing to do with liking my counselor or not, rather behaviors by him. Sexual and other such comments that don't have anything to do with mental health treatment. What my counselor is doing is illegal.

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Quote Quoting Mr. Knowitall
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He can do exactly what he said he would do: He can deny you permission to change mental health providers and, if you do so anyway, he can initiate probation violation proceedings. It would be up to the judge to determine if you in fact violated the order of probation.

If your assessment resulted in a recommendation that you use the specific provider to which you object, then your probation officer would have a strong argument that your choice to discontinue would be a failure to "complete mental health and other recommended treatment following assessment by a qualified community-based service provider". The detailed facts matter, so this is something you should discuss in detail with your criminal defense lawyer.
The probation order I agreed to and which was given by the court only stated that I attend a "qualified community-based service provider" never in the order was it stated the provider to which I go now.


I try to have my counselor changed, but rather than change him they put him as my counselor and my case work.. So I don't have anyone to complain to.

Can the court order him specifically as my counselor even if they say I must go to that specific office?


My reasoning for changing providers is that my casework will not change my counselor at that office.

I asked permission from my probation officer to change, I explain some of the comments not the sexual ones... and she said I couldn't change him as my counselor.

I really don't want to sue, don't think I can win and know that me vs my counselor, court will most likely rule in favor of him....nor wish to deal with the stress.

As my last option ,if I sue my counselor for the comment and his behaviors while in treatment will I be violating my probation? If I ask for them to change to a different counselor will that be a violating the courts orders?

Thank you..