How do I know if my therapist (who's eclectic but I think oriented to psychodynamic technique) is doing a good job? [more inside]
posted on Aug 11, 2008 - 6 answers
Where can a 21 year old girl go in the Dallas area for free or low cost psychiatric help besides JPS and Parkland? [more inside]
posted on Apr 29, 2008 - 4 answers
My siblings and I are trying to find kinds of therapy for my dad, in dealing with the death of our mom/his spouse 17 years ago. He's still very very emotional about any discussion of her, and has never talked to a "professional" about it. Ideas suggestions for types of therapy, and recommendations in the Washington DC area. [more inside]
posted on Mar 29, 2008 - 7 answers
Recommendations for treatment of social anxiety disorder in or around Boston or Cambridge, MA? [more inside]
posted on Mar 18, 2008 - 1 answers
Therapist recommendations in the Phoenix, AZ metro area? [more inside]
posted on Feb 24, 2008 - 3 answers
Ever gone to couples therapy? What worked? What didn't? What different approaches are there? What should we expect? [more inside]
posted on Feb 23, 2008 - 12 answers
Freud and his followers have been thoroughly discredited for quite a while now. Our scientific understanding of the brain has grown by leaps and bounds since their heyday, and we now have treatment methods that are cheaper, quicker, and more effective than anything psychoanalysis had to offer. So why is psychoanalysis still practiced? [more inside]
posted on Feb 3, 2008 - 41 answers
FatFilter: Help a morbidly obese woman find a compatible psychologist or therapist. [more inside]
posted on Feb 1, 2008 - 7 answers
I want to become a therapist. What kind of degree should I get? [more inside]
posted on Jan 27, 2008 - 10 answers
Where can I find therapy which will allow me to understand / cope with / overcome a fetish? [more inside]
posted on Nov 1, 2007 - 25 answers 
How did you know that you wanted to be a therapist? What made you feel that you could do it? What doubts did you have, and how did you deal with them? If you changed your mind, what persuaded you to do so? What would you tell someone if they were considering becoming a therapist? [more inside]
posted on Oct 18, 2007 - 6 answers
Please suggest a psychologist in D.C. area to help deal with a pervasive feeling of unfocused rage, and help me deal with these irrational anger issues while I try to schedule an appointment. [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2007 - 19 answers
Any advice -- from experience please -- for breaking a friend's cycle of depression, hospitalization, and attempted suicide? [more inside]
posted on Nov 29, 2006 - 8 answers
How do I stop being an over-achiever? [more inside]
posted on Nov 16, 2006 - 19 answers
I want to learn about psychoanalysis/psychotherapy/etc. -- what are the best books? [more inside]
posted on Jul 18, 2006 - 12 answers
I'm going to see a psychologist for the first time ever. What kind of questions do I need to ask? What should I expect in general? [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2006 - 9 answers
How often do you contemplate suicide? What's your score on the Beck Depression Inventory? [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2006 - 79 answers
How shall I attract clients to my new therapy group? [more inside]
posted on Feb 7, 2006 - 11 answers
Does anyone have experience with online counseling/therapy, either from the giving or receiving end? What was good or bad about your experience? [more inside]
posted on Jan 27, 2006 - 3 answers
Need help in choosing a psychologist. [more inside]
posted on Nov 2, 2005 - 13 answers
How do you best support a survivor of childhood abuse? [more inside]
posted on Jul 24, 2005 - 17 answers
My apartment-mate has a rage problem. It used to be once a month or so he would have a tantrum that involved smashing dishes and lightbulbs, overturning furniture, tearing down posters, and ripping up papers. Lately it's gotten to be a weekly thing. I used to feel sympathetic and I talked with him about his problems, but I've lost my patience and I'm sick of being caught in this. Several of his friends have tried getting him to go see a college counselor but he won't go. If I could, I would just leave the apartment, but it's impossible until my contract is up in June. Does anyone have any suggestions for getting him to chill out when he's in the middle of a tantrum? Or any suggestions for convincing him to get counseling, try medication, anything?
posted on Dec 12, 2004 - 22 answers
I need a therapist. I recently moved to the Boston area, I don't really know anybody, and Psychology Today isn't doing it for me. I know that I'm clinically depressed (runs in the family, and relatives who are docs say so), and it's gotten worse of late. It's ruining my job, my life, and my sleep. Where do I find a top notch psychiatrist/psychologist?
posted on Dec 12, 2004 - 8 answers
A relatively shy MeFi member (and you know I'd admit it if it was me) is looking for advice on finding a good psychatrist in the Los Angeles area. More interested in talking therapy than medication, though not ruling anything out.
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posted on Feb 18, 2004 - 8 answers
