Posted by mair on January 30, 2002, at 13:19:29
A friend of mine recently asked about how to choose a therapist. I realized that although I've been in therapy for quite awhile, I've never had to do this. My first therapist was also my psychiatrist. He's the only pdoc I had any knowledge about in my area, and it never occurred to me that I should explore more choices. Therapist #2 was referred by therapist #1 and again I never really looked around.
My friend lives in a much bigger pond (Atlanta) with many more choices. She doesn't know whether she needs a doc or therapist - my sense is that she should start with the therapist. I know people have written here before about the process one should go through to choose a therapist and about certain questions that you should ask. I'd love to here from those who have been more discriminating than I have.
Robin - if you see this I know that the Undoing Depression web site has some good stuff on this and I will refer my friend to that as well. I just wanted to hear some from those people with no contacts to the mental health community who've had to go through this selection process, more on their own.
Mair
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