What would you find useful on a therapist's website?

stopdog · Sep 10, 2016, 06:14 PM

What would you find useful on a therapist's website?

I like license numbers, a picture, and an explanation of the type of therapy they think they do. I don't want a list of every type out there.

Sep 10, 2016, 06:19 PM

A picture, an explanation of the type of therapy they do, some indication of why they are a therapist. I know that what drew me to call my t is that her profile talks about dream work and also mentions that she went through her own "dark night of the soul" that led her to do her own work.

Sep 10, 2016, 06:32 PM

Educational background/short bio, picture (not many and not fancy ones, and the therapist only, I am not interested in their family or social circle), description of their professional interests and specialties (if any), list or short description of therapeutic approach(es) they use. I also like when they have some kind of unique professional background and/or interest and mention it but not extensively. A short publication list if they have any, I like to check it out. Insurance information if relevant. Concise description of all this using clear language. Clean and not flashy, uncomplicated design.

Sep 10, 2016, 06:37 PM

I really like my T's website. It talks about how he does therapy. It also talks about how he does the other things he does (supervision is an example) he also has a page which talks about his publications and resources. I like that.
If his website portrayed him in anything other than a professional light, I'd probably have problems.

growlycat · Sep 10, 2016, 06:48 PM

I like it when the website works on all devices and browsers.
Educational background school included if possible. A photo that is warm and smiling but professional. A short description of thier style and approach and I like a list of specialties. Not just a list of every issue they have ever touched but true specalties. If they are religious and use that in therapy I want to know so I can rule them out. If they are lgbt friendly then I know that we may not be the same but we are on the same side. A phone number address and years in practice are good too

Sep 10, 2016, 07:11 PM

I don't know. I just have never shopped for therapists through their websites. I know I looked at the information my insurance provided as far as degree, years, experience, specialities, but beyond that, I prefer to just sit down with them and see how they seem when I'm actually interacting with them.

I know when I've narrowed down a specialist finally for my husband and eventually get to a website, I'm most interested in years experience, specific information about what they treat and what treatments they provide. But I know that until we get into that office and talk to the doctor, it's still pretty much up in the air. Websites can look wonderful and the doctor (therapist) be awful, or a doctor (therapist) might not have a website at all or one that's not all that informative and I find them to be excellent one-on-one.

atisketatasket · Sep 10, 2016, 07:57 PM

A picture that actually looks like them.

For a description of their work, "My approach is X...which is..."

Qualifications, education, license number, including dates.

ruh roh · Sep 10, 2016, 08:01 PM

Current and up to date with number of years in practice, fees, and something about how they approach therapy, including whether or not it's short term, or any of the acronym types of therapy, like cbt, dbt, act, or any other flavor of the day (so that I can rule them out) and if they work long term if needed.

For kicks, and based on all the things that come up here, it would be interesting to see how I would react to an explanation of how they view the therapy relationship, any kind of hugging or touching policy, between session contact, how well they handle someone ranting over things they have done wrong, if they think people can be harmed by therapy, and the number of times/months/years they will continue to apologize until an issue is resolved. Oh--and their thoughts about being googled.

runlola72 · Sep 10, 2016, 10:04 PM

I like that T's website is simple, but it would be nice if it were updated. It has said he doesn't take insurance for the past year, and he does. I do like that he has a bio, and I like that he has a short paragraph about some themes that come up in therapy that interest him. He lists the types of therapy he does, but I think an explanation of the modalities would be good. I know I can google, but I'd like to hear what he has to say.

Sep 10, 2016, 10:39 PM

I find it most useful for them to spill it all out, reveal as much about themselves as possible so I know who not to go to. For example, one therapist wrote (paraphrasing): "I continually derive great satisfaction from being the one you turn to for support..."

That statement could be interpreted more ways than one, but in context of the rest of the site content, the overall takeaway message from all that she wrote was that therapy was all about her.

Better to have a way to screen them as opposed to finding out who they are after establishing and investing in them.

My current therapist has a therapy profile/ad that really appealed to me; concepts that I still find captivating even years after we met.

CantExplain · Sep 11, 2016, 04:51 AM

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