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Old Nov 08, 2009, 05:44 PM
nellbells nellbells is offline
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Honestly, I would recommend that you make an appointment with a psychologist (or other therapist) or a psychiatric advanced nurse practitioner, rather than this Pdoc. Sounds a little fishy to me. Just being frank with you. You can always go to the appointment and then get a second opinion somewhere else, but I'd save my money.

Heck, if your going to see a Pdoc, I'd just go to your universities health/counseling center so that you see one for free or reduced price. Still, I'd recommend someone other than this guy to assess you. Good luck.
I'm embarrassed to admit this but I'm not sure if the guy I saw for the intake is a therapist, psychologist or a psychiatrist (and thank you for the clarification on the abbreviations). I'm sure he told me, but I cannot remember. I know he has his PhD and that he has a supervisor. For me him having a supervisor somewhat hurt my confidence in him. Part of the reason I chose to go outside of my university's counseling center (i've gone there on and off for the passed 4 years) is to see someone who has a lot of experience. The Grad students who conduct the therapy sessions, have done everything they can for me. The service was free, and that was nice. My university has a six month long waiting list to get tested for ADHD so I chose to look elsewhere. The guy I found works at a center that was recommended by my university and was covered by my insurance. There are many providers there who specialize in ADHD.

Even though I don't quite feel right about seeing someone who has a supervisor and is making me wait a month, I'm not prepared to go somewhere else just yet. I am 2 weeks away from getting tested. I'm afraid that if I look somewhere else I may have to wait even longer. However I reallize that if I am already lacking faith in him how can I trust the results? I'm conflicted.

You and sunrise bring up good points. Truth is I've been a mess of emotions lately and I don't know if I have the strength to question the person that I am looking to for help. But lets say I did have the strength, would I need to switch to a new center or would it be alright to switch therapists within the same center?

I am not sure what to think about the tests because I am not very familliar with them.