Thread: Take Two
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Old Jan 22, 2012, 09:35 AM
tkdgirl tkdgirl is offline
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Originally Posted by growlycat View Post
Some therapists do not "do" long term therapy--they are so goal oriented that they miss the "person" in the room!! I also wish I could tell early on how "warm &Fuzzy" my shrink is, I guess no way to know in advance!
Definitely want to get this done quickly so goal oriented seems like a good thing. And don't need any warm & fuzzy, these are things I didn't necessarily think about, thanks.

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Originally Posted by stopdog View Post
There are a few checklists on the web, maybe even on this site. If it is important to you, put it on the list. Things that come to mind are -outside contact, sliding fees, insurance, answering questions, what happens if you do not know what to talk about (this is a big one for me after one i saw let me sit and shake in total silence for two appointments-i quit at the third), touch, and so forth
I didn't even think to search the web for checklists, great suggestion.