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Originally Posted by LifeIsCruel
I have a concern, my therapist is about 20 year younger than me!? Cannot really change this, due to all therapists in my area are about the same me? (I think by 40-something...they all get burned out!?)
I am not discrimatory, but my concern is....do they/can they know enough about life/depression to adequately help me??? They do actively listen, but often Google for data, which I can do myself.
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Yes. I've run into this too. I'm 65 now. So almost everyone working is younger than me. But even 15 years ago it was a problem. Most of the therapists I see listings for are young women with degrees in social work.
As a result, I don't have a therapist. I know that age isn't everything. But the reality is that a 20 or 30 something with a degree in social work or psychology just doesn't have the life experience necessary to be helpful to someone my age & with the range of mental health problems I have. Personally, I'd rather have no one than someone who simply can't be effective. But, then, that's just me. Another person may have an entirely different experience.
