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Originally Posted by feralkittymom
But I still maintain that credentials increase the odds of finding a quality therapist. The level of knowledge is vastly different at the PhD, and the requirement for self-examination and supervision is far more extensive.
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I don't disagree with you about this. I have had three T's: #1 was an MD, #2 was a Ph.D., and #3, my current T, is an MSW. Current T has 30 years of experience, more than both my former T's had at the time I was seeing them. I think that experience counts for a lot, probably is more important than degree. Also, the more time anyone has spent in the field, the more they have likely continued to study (even if only through CEU's). I think that self-examination may not be so much a function of education/training but more a personal choice some make. I suspect some T's do their self examination before they even enter school and others do it along the way.
I have really benefited from all my T's. It might just be that I'm older and maybe wiser now, but I think I've done more in this latest round of therapy than I ever imagined I would. I actually set out to see another Ph.D. for a T, but for various reasons ended up with my current one. Now I'm a big fan of the MSW for a T.