Choosing Therapy

fanciestmango · 2023-05-12T21:56:12+00:00

Psychologist here.

All psychologists can be therapists, but not all therapists are psychologists. The licenses/credentials might differ from state to state; however, the majority of therapists are some sort of clinical social worker or mental health counselor. These individuals have master’s degrees while psychologists have doctorates. For the type of support you’re probably looking for, a master’s-level clinician is more than equipped to help.

Diablo_Canyon2 · 2023-05-12T18:25:46+00:00

Just find a local therapist. A psychiatrist will just push medicine on you. A therapist will actually talk with you.

New_Classroom_1840 · 2023-05-12T20:48:58+00:00

Psychiatrists are MD docs usually. They'll prescribe meds, and your appointmetn might only last 15 minutes. Try a drug, see if it has an effect, manage the side effects, try another drug. That's what they will do. Use them in tandem with a psychologist. The drugs will get you through your short term shit, motivate you, maybe make you feel better. Maybe. They aren't a long term solution. Your PCP can probably do just as well, and there's a genetic screen that maybe is predictive of the best anti-depressant for you.

Psychologists are probably what you're looking for. They are usually PhDs, you'll sit and talk through your shit with them. Don't expect immediate results. Don't expect anything for a while really. You might ask what they practice (cognitive behavioral vs psychodynamic) since there are different approaches, but just find somebody who you can talk easily with. CBT can be more practical, and I think it's better for tangible problems (I'm afraid of spiders), but I'm no psychologist. Finding a good one is hard. IMO they should be a blank slate, help you get to why you feel what you do, and give you strategies to manage what you're going thru. It's a long fucking process.

CaliDude75 · 2023-05-12T23:44:33+00:00

Having done years, and spending thousands on couple's therapy, if either or both of the partners are unwilling to put in the work and make substantive changes, it's a waste of time. One is authorized to prescribe meds, one just listens to your issues and suggests resources.

I have an individual therapist I do through tele-health, post-divorce but only about every 2 months. Nothing against him, but may cut that back to quarterly, or quit seeing him.

Bipolar_investor · 2023-05-13T01:30:06+00:00

Here is what you need : a Doctor in psychology. A PHD psychologist.

He can do the talking, and he can do the prescribing if needed.

I didn't need medication, but could have prescribed it if he wanted.

I was given this advice by : a psychiatrist, who told me to go find a good PHD psychologist. Because those are not your basic therapists that we see flourishing everywhere ...

Title	Choosing Therapy
Author	Newt_5884
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Date	May 12, 2023 5:45 PM UTC (3 years ago)
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