My pdoc has the psychiatrist degree on his wall & the humanitarian calling of a therapist in his heart. He treats me as a person, an equal. He hears me, we make decisions as a team--we are a team in my mental health care.

I don't care whether he has one or two degrees--only that he works to always find the best meds for me in combination with my bipolar states at the time. I don't want him throwing meds at me like I'm a rat in a cage, satisfied if sometime seems "good enough."

My pdoc gives me the time I need, when I need it. He answers my questions, if that means he needs to call me at home after my session with some followup comments. He never leaves me hanging.

Don't worry about your degrees, Secretum. Find a way to stay true to who you are, & who you want to remain.

Roadie