[stopdog]

10 Things Therapists Won’t Tell You - Yahoo! Finance

Again it is not always the client who is at fault.

[feralkittymom]

Not sure I understand the point of this article. Other than a catchy title, and a few isolated bad experience stories, the bulk of the article seems to be standard advice about choosing a T who's licensed, the role of insurance, and a few studies comparing anti-depressants to therapy (in which therapy comes out as a favorable choice.)

[stopdog]

I don't think they are all that isolated.

[content30]

Yeah re ^feralkitty^ and they only stated you should see a psychologist, psychologist or licensed clinical social worker. Where I live, social workers are less trained in counseling than licensed clinical/professional counselors and marriage and family therapists, and those two types of licensed therapists make up the majority of therapists here. Off of this board, of the number of people I have talked to in real life who have counselors, almost all have had good experiences and have found it very helpful.

Re: #1...If you DO have insurance, a therapist's rate matters not at all because insurance writes some of it off and will only pay them a set amt (which actually isn't very much as I have seen in my therapists' case), and I pay my set copay (assuming they are in-network.)

Re: "However, experts say handling insurance is currently still cumbersome for practices — and that the best therapists are increasingly the ones who won’t even accept insurance."

Who experts? That statement is CRAP.

And I can't WAIT to pay a higher copay...thanks, Obama!

I also doubt bad therapy stories are isolated (we have seen a ton on this board alone)...I am sure they are just as prevalent as bad stories about doctors in any area...specialist, GP, etc.

[camel2009]

I was reading this article about therapistS
And # 3 just stuck out.
3. Do we talk about you at cocktail parties? Absolutely.
The stranger your story, the better.

camel, where did you find that quote? It doesn't match the #3 in the article linked to by the original poster.

[Syra]

Originally Posted by stopdog

I don't think they are all that isolated.

I agree. From both personal and professional experience (I'm not a T but my profession frequently collaborates and/or sees the work of Ts.

[WikidPissah]

I found the article interesting, thanks SD.

[Syra]

Most people have little trouble thinking there are bad doctors, or laywers, or accountants. and lots of others professionals. But some people have a hard time believing that Ts can be bad and seem to have a presumption that the T is right except for rare occasions.

[tealBumblebee]

Originally Posted by My kids are cool

camel, where did you find that quote? It doesn't match the #3 in the article linked to by the original poster.

Camel is referring to another article with the same title. I read it earlier and find it more interesting and funny than the prev. one listed. This is the one Camel was referring to:

13+ Things Your Therapist Won't Tell You | Reader's Digest