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Originally Posted by feralkittymom
Well, I do believe experience counts. It isn't a guarantee--there is no such thing--but when coupled with other criteria (including having done their own therapy), it bolsters the odds of competence. Do you want a mechanic who has never worked on your model of car before, or one who has? Do you want an accountant to do your taxes who is familiar with your financial profile, or a graduate of a 2 week training course? How about a surgeon--want to be her first patient? No thanks!
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But that kind of experience can be measured and exhausted. They either do the surgery, fix the car and are competent or incompetent.
How does one measure a ts competencies, for me experience and doing their own personal work is not a measure of anything. I know lots of psychotherapists who have been therapists for over 20 years and they are complete twats, bonkers and full of their own importance- spouting ethics this and ethics that but they all break their own codes of ethics in different ways but are too blind to see how they themselves break it but are quick to point out when others do it.
I am not saying I am right it wrong or you are right or wrong, each to their own. I can only speak from own experiences with them and therapy and to be honest it wouldn’t matter to me if they were trainee or experienced because either have their own issues and problems