The real questions, hardly ever articulated directly are, "Can you help me?" and "Will my time and money invested be well spent?" Addressing emotional pain, finding a passion, or becoming more clear about life goals are the issues that really bring people to a therapist. These very important questions are impossible for either the patient or therapist to answer succinctly, especially at the beginning.
How then, should one proceed? Using one's intuition is a good way to begin. A therapist's internet presence may give you an inkling, a desire to know more. Afterwards, there is no substitute for a face-to-face meeting, or possibly two or three meetings, to determine together whether the "fit" is there.
How then, should one proceed? Using one's intuition is a good way to begin. A therapist's internet presence may give you an inkling, a desire to know more. Afterwards, there is no substitute for a face-to-face meeting, or possibly two or three meetings, to determine together whether the "fit" is there.
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After graduating from college with a liberal arts degree, I had a variety of jobs which, in retrospect, were all "therapy" jobs. I was a bartender, a realtor and a makeup artist. When sufficient clarity emerged, I enrolled in school, pursuing a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy. After working in the field for several years I became curious to know more, to understand people better, and to find ways of being more helpful.
My approach to helping people is very much influenced by my training as a psychoanalyst. I attempt to listen with a "third ear", to read between the lines, and intuit the cause of suffering. Very often people are not fully able to articulate what they need help with. There is a problem: a break up, a loss of one sort or another.
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