Frustrating therapists!

I had the unfortunate day on a workshop with Mr Knowitall. The course was about sexual problems that people often encounter, and Mr K was a delegate on the course but was also acting as self appointed co trainer. He started off immediately telling the trainers that what they were training was not good enough and that he had been in the business for 25 years so must know more than them. he continued in the same vein despite me asking him what his point was. I even tried the NLP approach of staying in rapport with someone who you disagree with, but that did not work really. I asked him if he had studied NLP and naturally he said he read all the books on it but they were rubbish and that one of the NLP had committed suicide. I mentioned the founders of NLP and he said, 'yes that one' He was referring to Richard Bandler. Interesting I said, I was on one of his course last October, and he was fit and well then!

Eventually after lunch I could not contain my frustration any longer and told him he was spoiling my day and that although he was entitled to his opinions, he had given most of them, and could he keep his opinions to himself now.

I do wish more people would speak up when this kind of situation happens. Usually, unless the trainer takes over, delegates sit quietly fuming and saying nothing until later. Mr K would be the very last person I would go to as I feel sure that he would be telling his clients how wrong they are and that they must do things his way. Frightening to think that someone like him would be trying to help others.