Finding The Best Therapist: 7 Questions To Ask A Therapist To Find A Good Fit
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- Опубликовано: 21 янв 2022
- You're trying to find a good therapist but not sure how to narrow it down or what questions to ask a therapist? Here are seven questions (plus 2 bonus ones!) to help you find the right fit for your therapist.
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Great video and tips. I am also a therapist and these are important questions to ask especially when meeting for the first time. Love the bookshelf and plants!!!! Way to press record
Thank you so much for the kind words and encouragement!
@@theacttherapist welcome 😄
Do all Counselors/therapist offer free consults. I was referred through my EAP & she would not call me to answer questions. I had to use a session provided by my EAP.
Oh that sucks! Not everyone does unfortunately. Some folks who are really busy or who work in large companies/practices don't offer a free consultation as either they don't have time or the admin assistant is responsible for finding the right therapist/client fit. It can certainly be frustrating because you don't want to waste time or money finding a therapist. I offer it as I want to make sure I'd be the right fit for them and they'd be the right fit for my practice (within my specialties, level of care I provide, etc). Sorry you had that experience!
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That is _not_ helpful????????
So... There is therapy beyond talking?
I can't wrap my head around that.
How did I not know that?
Are you serious?
I'm super confused.
Good list you gave. Thank you!
Hey there! I'm sorry the video wasn't helpful to you. To explain your question. Yes, therapy goes beyond simply talking. In fact, supportive therapy, where someone simply shares about their troubles and the other person listens and provides support is not effective long term because it doesn't really teach any skills for better coping with those issues.
There are different therapy modalities. Almost all of them involve talking with a therapist but they all involve different skills or protocols, etc. Some are developed to address specific types of mental health concerns. Like I said in the video, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was developed to help people with Borderline Personality Disorder. EMDR was developed to help those with complex trauma. And then there are some therapies like the one I specialize in called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) that has a more transdiagnostic approach meaning it has skills and techniques that can help many people across different mental health concerns.
Depending on what you are struggling with: anxiety, grief, depression, life change, psychosis, etc. You would look for a therapist who has training in the type(s) of therapy that help people with similar concerns.
Totally okay that you didn't know this! I feel like it's something not talked about often enough in detail.
Hope this clears things up!