Posted by Dinah on January 16, 2005, at 19:18:46
In reply to How Did You Choose Your Therapist?, posted by mair on January 15, 2005, at 20:41:14
I was in the market for a new pdoc after breaking off for good with the pdoc affiliated with my therapist's center. This one was recommended by, of all people, my mother. She got the name from a friend, and was under the misapprehension that he was anti-med. I will say he doesn't *push* any drugs. His blank slate approach was such a relief after the in the face style of the old pdoc that I decided to stay just because it was a nice rest. But he put me on mood stabilizers, which was a really good thing.
I had called off and on about therapists for anxiety for months. Cold calls to therapists listed in the phone book. Apparently they don't like unreferred clients because all of them were very uninviting. I went to a seminar given by my therapist, and even though I was incredibly disruptive to his presentation, when I went to talk to him during the break and told him I was looking for a therapist he was his normal calm receptive self and gave me a card. So I guess I went to him because he was the only one who gave me the idea he wanted to see me. Even though I thought his presentation was kind of psychobabble silly. I knew I couldn't see someone who gave out less than welcoming vibes.
poster:Dinah
thread:442549
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