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How to Choose a Counselor or Therapist

I have seen a various Counselor or Therapist and experienced unfortunately in the last 15 years. I have seen a so-called famous Counselor or Therapist, like just came out from the gym and stood at the door to greet me. I do not ask how senior psychiatrist dress, but I do have more trust in people with professional sense, and feel more secure.

Don't feel scared of what I say, I also met wonderful Counselor or Therapist.Some suggestions below for you based on my experience of searching for a psychological doctor may be able to help you How to Choose a Counselor or Therapist.

First, let someone who close to you recommend.

When looking for a Counselor or Therapist, the Counselor or Therapist commended by your most close friend is more dependable. Because the Counselor or Therapist is different from the general doctors, you need to find old Counselor or Therapist with rich experience, good knowledge and technology for your disease, but the Counselor or Therapistis more close to your heart.

Second, find a expert for the special problem.

It is better to find a special treatment expert in a particular problem. If you encounter problems in marriage, it is better to look for marriage counselor. Especially if you need treatment similar to obsessive-compulsive disorder, ADHD and other special types of diseases, experts in related fields is more important. The mental health field is very wide and each field needs to penetrate into the study, so hardly anyone in the mental health field are expert.

Third, use the Internet, but not be limited to the network.

Network is a good resource to find and understand the local Counselor or Therapist. You can search the right Counselor or Therapist according to the key word and you can click the professional medical websites to obtain information, to understand the Counselor or Therapist’s degree and the main experience. But do not rigidly adhere to the online information, Counselor or Therapist's good name, high degree and the value of experience, these information can help you find a temporary sense of trust, but find a really suitable for your doctor of psychology also need more nuanced contacts and understanding.

Fourth, talk with the primary Counselor or Therapist.

Once you have a range of Counselor or Therapist you want to know, you can call them first for a telephone exchange, so as to understand them more deeply. In addition, you can also ask the following questions:

A, what's your style?
It's very important. Some psychologists may have rich experience in the treatment, but his style may not be suitable for you.

B, what experience do you have for certain aspects of the treatment? What effect can I look forward to?

You have to make sure that the Counselor or Therapist have symptomatic treatment approachto your problems, have successful experience related to the treatment, anddeal with your problems in an easy way.

C, what is the theoretical direction you study?

There are many different schools of thoughts in psychology, every psychologist is based on different theoretical systems and trains, so the methods to solve problem are different. For example, some psychologists may pay more attention to the subconscious, mining for patients’ dreams and childhood experience. Cognitive behavioral therapist will help you identify the problem and help you to correct behaviors generated by these ideas. The same problem may have many ways to deal with. Even though you may not know what style you need, you ensure that the Counselor or Therapist’s suggestion sounds satisfied with your personality and needs.

Fifth, a deep communication with you is more important than fame.

Be not too focused on finding the achievements of many Counselor or Therapistes. That Counselor or Therapist wrote a lot of books or lectured for lots of times does not mean that he is really suitable for you. The study found, the best psychological doctor can establish a solid treatment relationship with the patient, and have a strong skill of communicating with you. So we should pay more attention to the feelings of the communication with him, not to his achievements.

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