Posted by Poet on October 13, 2003, at 11:04:57
In reply to Re: Choosing a therapist, posted by Penny on October 13, 2003, at 10:19:15
My therapist is a "independent licensed clinical social worker" in Wisconsin. I verified that she is licensed on the state's website.
It doesn't give any information if licensed therapists are being investigated, but it does say when the license was issued and if it is current.
I also lucked out and found a good therapist on the first try. She puts ads in a monthly journal put out by a natural foods store. It took me six months to get up the courage to call her and I still think if she hadn't answered the phone I would have hung up on her voicemail.
It helped that we talked a long time on the phone, she told me about herself and asked why I thought she could help me. That made the dreaded first session easier. I knew a little bit about her and vice versa.
There's a very funny film called "Amazon Women on the Moon" it's short comedy bits. Roseanna Arquette plays a woman who gets two forms of identification from her potential date and then gets a computer printout of his dating history. I think we need something like that for therapists. I know, it's only a movie, not reality.
Poet
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