Posted by baseball55 on January 23, 2013, at 19:14:03
In reply to Re: I fired my therapist yesterday » Phil, posted by ChicagoKat on January 23, 2013, at 10:39:18
> Thanks for the post, Phil. It's really hard to find a good therapist, isn't it? I want to look for one that has or has had depression his or herself. No more therapists that learn about depression from a book...I'd like to find one that truly understands.
> Kat
Sorry about your therapist. But I don't think a therapist needs to have suffered mental illness to be a good therapist. Empathy and years of clinical experience are important. In fact, I find it hard to deal with people who are depressed when I'm depressed. In fact, the last thing I want when I'm depressed is to be around other depressed people (or to be around people at all, for that matter).Therapy is all a matter of fit. Some people click together, others don't. Before I started seeing my p-doc (who has never been depressed), I interviewed three others. After talking to others, I realized he felt right to me.
So if you ever want to go back to therapy, you should probably check out three or four people before making a decision.
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