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Feb 10, 2017, 03:18 AM
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I'm getting to the stage where I'm going to have to go on the therapist roulette again, and I've been recommended a LCSW. Are they as effective as psychologists?
I'm wary of going through therapists again. Definitely no Freudians. |
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Feb 10, 2017, 04:18 AM
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They are just as good as psychs. in my experience they do more talk therapy
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Feb 10, 2017, 09:38 AM
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Yes, I find them just as good and better than some. I've seen many through the years and was happy with the outcome.
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Feb 10, 2017, 10:06 AM
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I don't think lcsw's are necessarily any worse than phd.s - I only tried one with a phd - and she was batshit crazy. The lcsw's have not been worse than that.
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Feb 10, 2017, 10:43 AM
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I don't equate their degree status with effectiveness. My former T who abused me was a Psy.D... in my opinion it really depends on the person (therapist) and their personality , and how well that meshes with the client
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Last edited by junkDNA; Feb 10, 2017 at 12:57 PM. Reason: grammar |
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Feb 10, 2017, 12:21 PM
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My current t is an MA-LPC, she has been hugely more effective for me than the PhD guy I tried to see on my first go-around. He was a pompous *** that I walked out on during first session. 2nd try, I saw an LPC but never could talk to her - she was nice enough, but absolutely zero connection. I agree with what junkDNA said, for me it's more important that I feel some connection with the t, we have to "click", or something. And I felt that with current t from the first phone call.
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Feb 10, 2017, 01:13 PM
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The only cut and dried difference is the price they charge. There's great LCSW that are scads better than a psychologist but it goes vice versa too. It depends on the person not the peice of paper that says they can practice.
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Feb 10, 2017, 04:51 PM
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Just wanted to say thanks for asking the question as I had the same one!
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Feb 10, 2017, 07:12 PM
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My T is an LCSW, and my marriage counselor has a PhD in psychology. Their training is a bit different. And MC is more likely to talk about different theories and schemas and stuff like that. But I think it ultimately comes down to the individual therapist, not their degree. I mean, assuming they have some sort of degree and aren't like, "I'm qualified by the school of life!"
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Feb 11, 2017, 06:26 PM
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My most helpful therapist is LCSW. Two PhDs in training did quite a bit of damage. One PhD would have been great if he would have kept meeting with me. His colleague, another PhD, was not helpful at all.
I've wondered to myself if LCSWs and other master's level therapists are the ones that actually care about people so they get the shorter and quicker degree to being able to help people, while the PhDs are more concerned with education, prestige, intellectual stuff than people. It's a huge overgeneralization that has some merit in my situation.
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Dx: Bipolar II, ultra rapid cycling but meds help with the severity of cycling. Rx: lamictal, seroquel, lithium |
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Feb 11, 2017, 07:44 PM
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My T is a PhD. Prior to him I've mostly seen LCSWs. The one I saw that totally bungled my transference and didn't know how to address it so she raised her rates till I couldn't afford her-she was an LCSW. I've talked a lot about that with current T, and he mentioned that some LCSW programs don't really cover material related to transference. I'm sure there are tons of PhDs who suck in this arena too, though.
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Feb 15, 2017, 11:59 PM
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I prefer the clinical social worker MSW, LCSW.
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