[annielovesbacon]

Just curious how many of you have seen new T's that were recommended to you by your old T, and if you liked the new T or not.

[atisketatasket]

Yes - No. 1 recommended No. 2. And I liked her so much I'm not going back to No. 1.

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Yes, when my ex T went on maternity leave, she transferred me to one of her colleagues within the agency.

She felt her colleague would be a better fit personality wise and therapeutic modality wise as ex T only does CBT.

I could choose to resume therapy with ex T when she returned, but I chose to stay with T as ACT and schema therapy suit me better.

Yes, temporarily while my T was on vacation. It was very short term and I knew it would be. She was okay. Served the purpose. No complaints particularly.

[21stCenturySM]

I don't know if this counts but I had a T at the mhmr and when I got medicare and left she referred me to my current T. My current T quit taking all insurance but she's worth it because she is the best!

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my therapist i have now was recommended to me by a friend. because my t is well known, and i had already heard of her a coupoe years hefore, I decided to give her a try. I was nervous about it. First visit with her we hit it off, she is very wonderful, and I still see her.

[PinkFlamingo99]

No. Come to think of it, none of my private therapists offered anyone. Right now, I am seeing the therapist in the clinic that my previous therapist "highly suggested" I see. I like her so far.

[junkDNA]

my T took me to see his T when i was in a residential program and it looked like i was going to have to leave. i got to stay though so i continued with my T who was the clinical director of the program at the time. im pretty sure they wanted to kick me out because i was a huge nutball at the time, more than they could handle. my T has always been on my side though...who knows why.,, well he is a great person. im not though i guess thast why i wonder sometimes

[Waterbear]

Yes. My old T thought her supervisor would be a good fit and we went to go see her together but I hated it. Won't go in to details but turns out we both realised it probably wouldn't have worked out.

[LonesomeTonight]

My T recommended my marriage counselor to me--they're in the same practice. Still seeing both of them.

[BlessedRhiannon]

Yes, my first T decided to end her practice and recommended a new T for me. I was not in a place where I could take it upon myself to find someone new. So, I went to the recommended T. She wasn't any better than my first T and my first T was not a great fit for me. Yes, I stuck with her, but I didn't particularly like her or feel that she was competent enough to help me. Stuck with her for a year and a half before moving out of state. The best I can say for both of my first two T's is that they kept me alive.

[stopdog]

The woman has never given a referral but I would not take one from her. I doubt she knows enough about me to give a useful one.
I doubt I would think any suggestion from her to be all that on point.

[guilloche]

Yes... but I have no clue how to answer.

1. First T recommended that I see a specialist for a consult, but he also told me that if I liked her, I could start seeing her instead of him - that he'd understand and wanted me to get the best help possible for my issues. I saw her for the consult, thought she was great, and... she wouldn't see me. She was too busy writing her book and not taking on new clients, which was kind of heartbreaking at the time. (The referring T then kicked me out, so it was a really rough experience for me.)

2. The consulting T from above gave me several referrals. I'm not sure if these count, since she wasn't really *my* T. But... of her referrals...

- I saw one, and hated him. Quit after a few sessions.
- Saw one, and liked her... stayed with her for several years, but didn't really make progress
- Saw one at my schools counseling center, and would have kept seeing her, but she refused to take me on as a patient.
- There may have been others that I can't remember, that I might not have contacted.

Also... now that I think of it, that original T - the first T that I saw - did give me a few referrals early on, when I thought it wasn't going to work out. And again, mixed results.
- 1 was too far away, I didn't see her
- 1 - I went to one visit, but didn't think she was able to help She was a very young, new therapist, and I didn't think she had the experience to help me.
- 1 was his wife, I thought she seemed like a reasonable possibility, but after 3 sessions, she kicked me out. She said it was because I needed "immediate help" and she was about to leave for a 2 week vacation. Seriously, lamest excuse ever. Which is how I ended up un-quitting and going back to T1.

Ugh. Bumpy ride. Still searching for a good T for me.

[pmbm]

Twice I've seen a therapist recommended by the one I was seeing at the time. The first time my therapust joined the peace Corp at 70 years old! She brought the therapust she was recommending to a couple of our sessions. I really liked the new therapist and saw her for a year. Then my current therapist was recommended to me by a therapist I was seeing to help me with my relationship with another therapist. I terminated with the therapist I was having issues with and then the 2nd therapust recommended her own therapist to me as she was more experienced with trauma. I've been seeing her for 2.5 years and she is amazing.

[ThisWayOut]

I voted "MyMy t's never recommended anyone" mostly because I saw interns for the longest time. Then I remembered that I found current t through a referral from a previous t, but I was referred to her for group. She picked me up after that previous t dropped me. It wasn't technically a referral, but I stuck with the group t as my individual t also.

[annielovesbacon]

It's interesting to hear and see everyone's responses. My former T who I was very fond of left my university for another university, and referred me to a T she thinks I will get along with. But I haven't seen the new T yet, since the school semester has not yet started. I haven't made my appointment yet, though... I am a little apprehensive. Or a LOT!