How do I even start to locate the therapist that I think would be right for me among so many options? The details are inside. [more inside]
posted on May 22, 2008 - 7 answers 
Finding a therapist: I'm sure I can find one. But how do I know whether the therapist I choose is any good? [more inside]
posted on May 20, 2008 - 9 answers
Cognitive behavioral therapist in Cambridge/Somerville/Boston, MA - for a geeky/creative sort? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2008 - 1 answers
How much do therapists usually cost? [more inside]
posted on Apr 29, 2008 - 10 answers
Can you recommend a good, lesbian-friendly therapist/psychologist/whatever in Kentucky? [more inside]
posted on Feb 22, 2008 - 4 answers
I want to become a therapist. What kind of degree should I get? [more inside]
posted on Jan 27, 2008 - 10 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
I'm having a difficult time working with my psychotherapist. Is this normal, or should I end it? [more inside]
posted on Oct 8, 2007 - 22 answers
Recommended therapists and/or ADD evaluations in the Washington DC area? [more inside]
posted on Jul 25, 2007 - 2 answers
what should i take to a psychiatrist? i'm 33, have recently separated from work, never had a relationship and am seeing him for depression. i've had four sessions, and he's asking me to bring in things so he gets a better idea of who i am. i didn't think to ask what (i will) but i figure creative things eg: my folio with paintings/drawings/artwork is a start. what would you recommend?
posted on Jun 23, 2007 - 14 answers
I think I need to see a therapist (psychological) and I live in San Francisco. I have a history of depression, however, I have never had a therapist here in US. I would like a recommendation on a good therapist in SF as well as what to expect in terms of cost (I have a medical insurance) [more inside]
posted on Dec 6, 2006 - 3 answers
I'm having difficulties choosing a (telephone) therapist starting from a long list. Partly practical, partly mental... [more inside]
posted on Dec 4, 2006 - 3 answers
The spouse and I would like to go to counseling together - not because of any problems in our relationship, but because we both have issues with being forthcoming in individual therapy and in initiating a dialogue with the therapist. We figure that if we went together, we could enable each other to open up and at the very least support each other through what is (for us anyway) an unpleasant experience. (And if it makes us a happier couple, that's just a nice side effect.) Does anyone have any experience with this sort of arrangement? Should we pursue someone who specializes in marriage counseling, or someone who specializes in individual therapy? We each have psychiatrists and are on medication for anxiety and depression - this is talk or cognitive therapy we're talking about. Thanks!
posted on Sep 28, 2006 - 5 answers
TherapyFilter: How does one get out of work to see a therapist, how do you find one, and how can you overcome being closed? [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2006 - 20 answers
I recently went to a therapist for the first time ever, for a screening for ADD. She told me that I had a severely traumatic childhood because of things like "My father wasn't around much." I don't feel severely traumatized... Is she crazy? [more inside]
posted on Jun 23, 2006 - 33 answers
I'm thinking of seeking counseling for a variety of reasons. Being new to the US however, I have questions about how therapy will have an effect on my future health care coverage. Should I pay out-of-pocket or file for coverage? [more inside]
posted on Nov 7, 2005 - 8 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
ShrinkFilter: I've been increasingly stressed, self-loathing and distracted for years, and (since my spouse and I are having a baby in a few months) have decided I need to Get Professional Help--mostly to figure out what's wrong with me and deal with it, so I don't pass it on to our kid. But "professional help" is a very big category, and I need to narrow it down. I want to find somebody whose perspective is "let's figure out the big problems and how you can fix them, as efficiently as possible," rather than "there's nothing wrong with you that years of expensive chatting can't prolong." I'd also like to avoid medication. How do I find the right... therapist? counselor? I don't even know what the right word is.
posted on Jan 23, 2005 - 26 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
