Posted by Dinah on March 19, 2009, at 19:04:26
In reply to How to find a therapist?, posted by AppleG on March 19, 2009, at 18:30:25
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20031213/msgs/290414.html
I bookmarked this post a while back. It's my favorite on the topic.
I can't say I am good at this myself. I found my therapist mostly by accident. He was giving a seminar on anxiety, and while I wasn't terribly impressed with the seminar, he was the only therapist I had spoken to who actually seemed interested in working with me. Which isn't a bad criterion really.
But my two temporary therapists, and my various auxiliary therapists were less than wonderful.
My main advice would be to go into it sort of like dating. It's not necessary to continue to see the first therapist you interview. You might want to ask what sort of therapy they do, to see if it matches up with what you're looking for. And get a general impression over the phone. But trust your instincts. If you meet with someone who doesn't feel right they probably aren't.
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