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Originally Posted by stopdog
I admit to surprise that people recommend the therapist they are seeing to someone else.
I don't think I would. I am not certain whether the woman is any good and I really do not know whether anyone would find her adequate or not. I don't want someone coming back to me to complain about the recommendation. Plus I cannot imagine anyone contacting her after I gave the description I know I would give "I know a therapist who may not completely suck that you could try if desperate. She is terrible at some things but will stay back if you are firm enough"
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I don't remember ever recommending my therapist to someone else; I may have, but at this moment I don't remember. I would if it came up. I have recommended by pdoc to someone who ended up using him and was forever grateful for the recommendation; her pdoc was awful.
Personally, I don't worry about whether it works out for them or not. I generally recommend people for services with some explanation of why I like them but also with a realistic viewpoint of the little quirks that may or may not be tolerable to others. I figure they'll have to decide for themselves one way or another anyway. I don't take it personally if they end up not using them. I've recommended babysitters, daycare centers, doctors, air conditioning companies, dog groomers, etc. That's pretty normal conversation amongst friends and acquaintances.