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Originally Posted by Walkedthatroad
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Therapist do need to be questioned thoroughly if one is going after a specific technique. Most all CBT therapist choose not to be certified, yet I've heard of a few good ones without sayed piece of paper. For many, it is the expense of getting the certificate, usually costing hundreds of dollars, and they don't have it after having done all the training.
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This is a really important recommendation, WTR. Therapists will list technique after technique in their Psychology Today and website bios, stating they offer a variety of different therapy approaches. Many techniques/therapies have very specific certifications requirements (ex. DBT, EFT, EMDR, Transference Focused Therapy, Mentalization Therapy etc.). Some therapists will go to one or two "general" CE workshops on a technique, which is actually just a day or two lecture on how the technique works or the basic tenets of how it addresses a certain mental health issue, and then the therapist lists themselves as "using" that therapy method in their own practice. Not kosher in my opinion, and one of the reasons a client needs to really check a therapist out. This practice is one of the reasons I say that there is a lack of "oversight" in psychotherapy.