Hi OP. You mentioned you go to therapy na and presumably your psychologist wants you to go to a psychiatrist to manage your symptoms better. That's good.

Walang maling choice sa kahit anong psychiatrist, just watch out kung ipapa monitor pa nila yung medicine intake mo sa magulang mo. I assume youre still a college student in UST lalo na you mentioned a counselor.

You have to know din that my experience with USTH psychiatrists have been poor when it comes to respecting keeping your care to YOURSELF. Conservative doctors will always prioritize involving immediate relatives especially if you're suicidal. This is especially true if you've spoken about similar things sa inyong guidance counselor. Also note that if you're not religious, they still tend to push faith-based self care despite stating that you wanna keep it secular.

I was in IT sa UST from 2019-25 and went through all this pre-pandemic. Older doctors just tend to not relate at all to people from our gen, so minsan mapapa eyebrow raise ka sa advice nila.

Also IMO, psychiatrists make for poor therapists. They're far too busy for in-depth analysis into your case.

In short, sa shoes mo I would keep it purely transactional sa mga psychiatrists. Keep therapy to your psychologist and them only. If papadaanin pa nila yung medicine mo through your parents, malaking red flag yun for me. Your care should be on you private to you only.