Finding a T who's not afraid of me.

So I was diagnosed with psychosis 2 years ago and got great CBT through a research program that ended a year ago. I'm in the process of going off the medicine that maintains my health per my pdocs advice. I would like to be in therapy at the time to reduce my stress which is a cause of psychosis. I'm hoping that I can get off the meds but there is a greater chance that I'll become psychotic again.

Because I might start seeing/hearing things that aren't there I need a therapist that won't be afraid of me and drop me at this critical time. Certainly I can ask how they feel about psychosis but I'm not really sure how commonly people get therapy for this since it doesn't actually work for the voices. I'm picturing going in with people who have never actually seen a psychotic person and might not know how to react. I realize they're professionals but it can be hard to mask your response to this condition because its pretty much the maximum level of crazy.

Anyway I would appreciate any advice on how to find a good T with a high tolerance for crazy.

I think you've expressed the problem pretty clearly here. When you interview a therapist, say up front that you need someone with experience of psychosis and who isn't afraid of it.

Yes, and see if you can speak to him or her on the phone to express your concern before you waste your time (and $$) in an in-person session. I have had several Ts who wanted to know more about me before I arrived as well...so its definitely a good chance to check him or her out that way.
I wish you the best of luck in finding someone, and I would hope there would be therapists somewhat readily available to help you out there in T land.

Thanks all!

Could the CBT research program recommend an appropriate therapist? I have heard CBT can be successful with hearing voices. It doesn't take the voices away, but helps one learn to ignore them better, to put them more in the background. It can also help teach skills like reality testing. I hope you can find a therapist to help. Best of luck.

Maybe I can always ask. The cbt was great I went from minimal voices to none with CBT. It helped me deal with some of the stressors that were causing the voices.

I would also ask your pdoc? He probably has quite a few therapists he consults with for other people and perhaps knows one? He could have come across this problem before?

Good idea!

It just that I was also trying to switch pdocs due to the commute but he might know someone anyway. That is how I originally got into the cbt program.

I would check out any universities with medical centers that train docs in your area. They would probably be able to help you or at least give you names of folks who can.

I actually work at a university medical center so that's where I was planning to start I was going to call the employee assistance program to see if they could refer me because that's what they do. I'm just a little chicken to call anyone yet in part because I have social anxiety and in part because I'm not sure how they'll react when I explain to them what I have(the psychosis part).