Searching for a qualified therapist is pointless

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I’m in the process of searching for a new therapist because my current therapist is basically a waste of time.
She basically makes small talk with me but doesn’t even attempt to help me in any way.

She downplays my symptoms and has no clue how to deal with clients experiencing psychotic thinking or paranoia.

But the sad truth is most of the therapists around here deal with frazzled housewives or mildly depressed executives.

I’ve given up on searching for a qualified compassionate therapist because they don’t exist.

Thinking about sticking with my shitty current therapist.

At least I know what to expect.

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yea i think finding a good therapist is really hard indeed. I gave up on having therapist… i just have me pdoc, gp doc and mobile team girl right now. I tried a therapist but it didn’t feel like it was gonna help me so i gave up on it cause it’s expensive too…

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Well I think I found a qualified therapist.
He’s a clinical psychologist and works in the state psychiatric hospital nearby.
He also has a private practice and uses CBT extensively.

I might call him later but not sure what kind of message to leave.

I’m just going to say that I’m in the process of looking for a new therapist.

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Honestly, Wave, that’s a health care system failure. It will be really hard to find a decent therapist for your problems when the jobs for therapists where you live are jobs that deal with completely different problems.

We have a lot of therapists where I live working with people with psychosis. But we have public health care and a pretty well-functioning (relatively speaking) mental health care system.

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I think you are right @anon9798425.
But at this point anyone is better than my current therapist.

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It sounds like the therapist with the extensive background in cbt may be very helpful. It’s definitely worth a try

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I have been on a year long struggle to find a decent therapist for Starlet. Everyone seems to expect a kid’s problems to be like “I don’t fit in at school” or “friendships are hard” and he needs someone who understands complex trauma.

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I called him and left a message.
Let us see.

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This guy hasn’t called me back yet.
He talked real fast and sounded arrogant on his voicemail.

I don’t think he’ll be a good fit.

According to his website he doesn’t really like telemedicine sessions either.

I think I’ll call this other therapist who does telemedicine sessions.

I no longer want to see a therapist in person.

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Hi @Wave i’ve had luck in this area and feel compelled to drop a name since we both have the same governor(I hope that’s ok to put forth).

Still that’s probably not something that is asked of me.

I said ‘governor’ bc I think the way the rollout of the vaccine is occurring in the garden state is dreadful.

I won’t derail but mostly I think I just wanted to say ‘hi’… since you helped celebrate my birthday!!! Hahaha.

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Hi @anon64158233!

The vaccine roll out in the Garden State has been atrocious!

None of my pharmacies or doctors office has access to the vaccines.

I think I’ll wait.

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It’s a total free for all. There is this thing called mychart.com that if you’re able to set up, somehow greases the wheels…

It’s done I think by Hackensack medical university etc…

I don’t want to frustrate you more, But maybe this will help you formulate different questions to input into google?

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Thanks @anon64158233

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Sure… I hope I did, In someway.

Did your father get vaccinated yet?

Forgive me, but I think what I’ve come to understand: is that he is up there in age and thusshould have/definitely deserves - to have at by this juncture.

Maybe my specificity on this is off putting to some ears but I have no friends, and this site has a lot of meaning to me.

Also I have a hyperbolic or parabolic risk tolerance, coupled with total devastating loneliness. : )

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Yes he was lucky but he’s very old and suffers from a rare blood disorder.

He received his first vaccination a couple of days ago.

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I think I’ve found another qualified therapist?

She’s an older lady who is a psychologist.

She has a lot of experience and also treats paranoid clients.

I found out tonight that she holds liberal views so this might be a better fit for me.

My current therapist is a die hard conservative and I just don’t relate.

I’m going to give her a call probably either tonight or tomorrow.

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I ended up emailing her tonight.
Sent her a message and gave her my tel number to call me back.

Hopefully she will call back.

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She emailed me back and said that she doesn’t prefer CBT.
So I’m off to look for yet another therapist.

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Do you need a therapist?

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I’m required to see a therapist for my disability case.
Yes.

Plus a competent therapist could be helpful.

I sent an email to a clinical social worker.
Waiting for a response.

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